President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree strengthening legal protections for individuals and businesses caught up in criminal proceedings, implementing stricter deadlines, financial penalties for delays, and a clearer mechanism for compensating those wrongly prosecuted — a package of reforms drawn directly from complaints raised by entrepreneurs at the president's annual open dialogue with the business community.

A signing ceremony for a series of Uzbek-Indian bilateral accords took place today, on August 30 at the conclusion of talks at the Kuksaroy residence, with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in attendance.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi held one-on-one and delegation-level talks at the Kuksaroy residence on Sunday, capping a high-profile two-day state visit that both sides say marks a turning point in relations between Tashkent and New Delhi.

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Assalomu alaykum! On behalf of the Embassy of Romania in Tashkent, and on my own behalf, I extend heartfelt congratulations to the people of Uzbekistan on their national holiday — the 35th anniversary of the proclamation of independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Over the years since gaining independence, Uzbekistan has achieved remarkable progress and secured a well-deserved place on the world stage.

Uzbekistan has imported 3,000 head of purebred Holstein cattle from China so far this year as part of a broader push to modernize its dairy industry, the Food Safety Committee said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered an address marking the 35th anniversary of the country's independence. The presidential press service released the key quotes from the address.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered a speech in Tashkent on Friday, Aug. 28 at a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence.

The Central Bank has released a collection of commemorative gold and silver coins marking the 35th anniversary of the country's independence. Sales began on August 27 at 690 commercial bank branches nationwide, the regulator's press service announced.

Uzbekistan Airports has implemented preferential tariffs for handling cattle, sheep and goats imported into Uzbekistan by air, the company announced.

Uzbekistan is preparing to shift full control of apartment building management into private hands, part of a broader push to bring private companies into sectors long dominated by the state, a senior housing official told lawmakers this week.

Uzbekistan and South Africa have agreed to begin work on a preferential trade agreement. The matter was discussed on August 26 during a video conference between Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, Laziz Kudratov, and South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau.

Today on August 28, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Today, the president Mirziyoyev visited the Independence Monument in New Uzbekistan Park, the presidential press service reported. The complex reflects the centuries-long history of the Uzbek people, depicting great scholars and legendary ancestors alongside key milestones in the country's development.

Tourism Malaysia is reporting a sharp rise in visitor numbers from Uzbekistan, part of a broader upward trend across Central Asia. Malaysia welcomed 16,283 Uzbek tourists between January and June 2026, a 62% increase from the 10,054 arrivals recorded over the same period in 2025.

A 35-year-old Uzbek citizen was fatally stabbed at his workplace in Kazakhstan's Almaty province. Police have detained a 56-year-old suspect and opened a criminal case into the killing.

Moderately hot weather will persist across most of Uzbekistan in the final days of August, with daytime temperatures ranging from 33 to 38 degrees Celsius (91 to 100°F), and reaching 39 to 40°C (102 to 104°F) in parts of the south, according to Uzhydromet, the country's national weather service.

Today on August 28, representatives of state and public organizations, Muslim religious leaders, elderly citizens, and members of the intelligentsia gathered at the Shahidlar Khotirasi (Memory of the Victims of Repression) memorial complex in Tashkent.

The World Rowing Championships are underway in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and on August 27 the Uzbek national team claimed a historic medal at the event.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in a ceremonial event marking the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence on the evening of Friday, August 28, and will deliver a holiday address to the nation, his spokesman, Sherzod Asadov announced.