President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today heard a report on improving the external labor migration system Tuesday, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan could join the upper-middle-income countries group before 2030, announced the Deputy PM/Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov at the 3rd International Roundtable on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Tuesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree creating National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change in place of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change by separating it from the Cabinet of Ministers, and keeping staff.

Tashkent mayor Shavkat Umurzakov signed an order imposing a fee for commercial video recording (not photography) at Tashkent markets and shopping malls Tuesday.

Uzbekistan Airways and CALC (China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited) have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the lease of four new two-class cabin Airbus A321neo aircraft, with aircraft deliveries due in 2027–2028.

The Samarkand province's power grids will be transferred to the management of the Turkish company Aksa Enerji, the press service of the Ministry of Economy and Finance reported.

Today, the Anti-Trust Committee announced the launch of a probe into the actions of mobile operators in Uzbekistan. The day before, several major operators announced price increases effective December 1, sparking a public outcry.

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation of proposals to improve the efficiency of cotton production based on best practices and technologies Monday.

Uzbekistan will continue power supplies to Afghanistan in 2026, the Ministry of Energy said. The relevant contract was signed between the Ministry of Energy and the Afghan energy company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) following the meeting between the Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov and the DABS Director General Abdul Bari Omar.

The European Union has added the Uzbek businessman Rustam Muminov in its 19th sanctions package on October 23. According to the published card, Rustam Muminov holds citizenships of Uzbekistan, Russia, and the United Kingdom (multicitizenship is illegal according to Uzbek laws).

Military performances and a military march will take place in Tashkent today in the afternoon in honor of the 34th anniversary of the adoption of the Uzbekistan Flag Day, the Ministry of Defense press service said.

At the invitation of Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Zheenbek Kulubaev, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov, and Tajikistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will visit the three countries and hold strategic dialogues respectively with their foreign ministers from November 19 to 22, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spoeksman Mao Ning said at a press conference today.

Uzbekistan High Schoolers Can Now Participate in the First International Software Engineering Olympiad PROD. PROD, an international olympiad focused on software engineering for high school students, is opening its doors to English-speaking participants in grades 8–12 from any country.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov attended the meeting of the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Following the talks, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a Joint Statement.

Today, the presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan launched the Shavat-Dashoguz Joint Border Trade Zone online via conference call from Tashkent.

The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced plans to open an embassy in Uzbekistan as part of the country's expanding diplomatic presence in Central Asia.

The Azerbaijani people highly respect the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev for his achievements and good relations, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in his remarks at the seventh Central Asia Summit.

The president Mirziyoyev signed the Further measures to simplify the procedure for doing business and licensing and permitting Decree which is aimed at improving the Starting Business in 15 Minutes principle.

After several days of near-normal daily air quality in Tashkent, the air quality commenced to plummet again on Sunday afternoon.