Public-private partnerships in pumping station management will be expanded in Uzbekistan, according to a presentation on water management digitalization given to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan’s President will visit Brussels on 24 October 2025 to sign the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) with the EU. The deal marks a new phase in political, trade, and security cooperation, strengthening ties and supporting reforms and sustainable development.

Trade unions and employers will be involved in setting the minimum wage in Uzbekistan, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this at a government meeting with trade union veterans today.

The Russian president Vladimir Putin awarded the Friendship Order to the Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan Nigmatilla Yuldashev. He signed a decree to this effect on Wednesday.

Warm and dry weather is expected across Uzbekistan on Friday afternoon. Temperatures will range from 23 to 28 degrees Celsius, with temperatures in the north reaching 20 to 25 degrees, Uzhydromet said.

Driver struck children crossing the road on Thursday in Margilan city of Fergana province, the provincial road safety department said.

South Korea will accept seasonal workers from Uzbekistan on E-8 visas, the Migration Agency's press service said. A delegation led by the Agency Director Bekhzod Musayev held talks on this matter with Park Wan-soo, Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do Province.

Today, Air Asia X marked the launch of its first Tashkent to Kuala Lumpur direct flight, opening a new, affordable and convenient air service between Central Asia and Southeast Asia's most attractive destinations.

Over the past eight years, Uzbekistan has achieved the results for which it would take centuries for other countries, said the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi energy company ACWA Power Mohammad Abunayyan at the new Tashkent International Airport project launch ceremony Wednesday. The company is part of the Vision Invest group, which is involved in the New Tashkent Airport project.

Large-scale military exercises involving units from the defense ministries of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan commenced at Kattakurgan training ground of the Central Military District Tuesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of the New Tashkent international airport and will be located in Tashkent province, the president’s press service said.

If you’re a non-EU visitor shopping in France or other European countries, you’re entitled to reclaim the VAT (Value Added Tax) paid on your purchases.

Uzbekistan Airports, Urgench International Airport, and Incheon International Airport Corporation (South Korea) signed a public-private partnership agreement in Tashkent for the Urgench Airport modernization and management Wednesday, the Uzbekistan Airports said in a statement.

After the meeting with the Saudi Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with CEOs of major Saudi Arabian companies Wednesday, the presidential press service said.

Samarkand will host the 57th meeting of the Chiefs of Security Agencies and Special Services of the CIS Member States and the 21st meeting of the Conference of Chiefs of Security Agencies and Intelligence Services of the CIS on October 16-17, the press service of the State Security Service said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the Saudi Arabian Investment Minister Khalid A. Al-Falih, who landed in the country leading a strong business delegation of major Saudi companies, the presidential press service said.

In partnership with the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Energy and Water Academy (EWA Academy) and ACWA Power organized a full-day Renewable Energy Technologies Training program in Tashkent, bringing together engineers, policymakers, financiers, legal advisors, and education professionals to strengthen Uzbekistan’s renewable energy capacity.

On October 13, the Uzum digital ecosystem sent an official request to the State Assets Management Agency stating it wished to purchase stakes in the Uzbekistan Post postal operator.

The Government of Montenegro passed on Thursday decision suspending the temporary visa exemption for citizens of Uzbekistan, Armenia and Egypt, which, according to the press release, sends a clear signal of Montenegro’s firm commitment to full EU membership.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the presidential press service said.