President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a national statement at the meeting of the UN Climate Conference (COP28 UAE) on Friday, the presidential press service said.

Major operations and preventive measures are taking place against crime groups in Tashkent city, the press service of the Tashkent city police department said.

Cameras began recording violations on bus-only lanes in Tashkent city on December 1, the Road Safety Service said in a statement.

Open court hearing was held at the Fergana district criminal court on Friday to consider the criminal case against Olimjon Khaidarov, 34, a blogger, director of Turon Mujdasi and Turon Valley Media companies, with no criminal record.

President signed a decree on Nov. 30 on measures to bolster the protection of the rights of consumers of digital products and the fight against digital crimes, which inter alia ordered to transfer The national interbank processing center Humo under the jurisdiction of the State Assets Management Agency (SAMA).

From December 1, the Yandex Go will become a tax resident of Uzbekistan, the press service of the Tax Committee said. “Starting from this date, the Yandex Go ride hailing service will keep records in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of Uzbekistan, issue primary documents, submit tax reports and pay the due taxes. Ridetech International B.V. notified the Tax Committee in an official letter,” the committee said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on measures for rational use of water resources and reducing their losses on Wednesday.

The Shaykhantakhur district criminal court, at a meeting on November 29, held the cafe manager and his employee liable for “promoting gender discrimination.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $50 million concessional loan to implement the Uzbekistan Digital Inclusion Project. The project aims to support the development of the digital economy and broaden access to digital skills and employment opportunities in information technology-enabled services for thousands of young people in rural and remote locations.

At the meeting of the Legislative Chamber, the deputies considered in the first reading the amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Code of Administrative Liability due to the liberalization of liability for certain categories of criminal acts."

Energy Minister Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, in an interview with Daryo, commented on the status of the Uzbekistan nuclear plant project. According to him, meetings and talks with the Russian Rosatom are ongoing. 

Kaztransoil, Kazakhstan’s national operator of the main oil pipeline, vows to triple the transit of Russian oil to Uzbekistan in 2024 - from 154,000 tons to 500,000 tons.

Today, the Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov on the sidelines of the 30th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held a number of meetings in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Today early in the morning, a fire broke out in a hostel in Almaty (Kazakhstan), which killed 13 people, Tengrinews.kz said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Dubai (UAE) on November 30 - December 2, where he will attend the UN conference on climate change, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on further support for production and boosting export potential in the pharmaceutical.

The Tashkent State Economic University and the Tashkent Finances Institute could ne be moved from the city downtown to the Sergeli district.

President Mirziyoyev today signed the Measures to implement the “A Thousand Books for Youth” project Decree. In accordance with the Decree, the Agency for Youth Affairs will implement the “A Thousand Books for Youth” project, within the framework of which 1000 world-famous books will be translated into the Uzbek.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin over the phone, the Uzbek presidency website said.

According to Uzhydromet, partly cloudy weather is expected in Tashkent city. Partly cloudy, light rain and fog possible at night and in the morning on December 1, with no precipitation. Temperature was is +5…+7°C at night, 10…+12°C during the day.