Tuesday, 22, April, 2025

National

All government bodies in Uzbekistan’s15 cities and districts will be relocated in one multi-story building in the centers of districts. The basement and first floors of these buildings will be sold to entrepreneurs.

The Anti Trust Committee recognized Uzum Market LLC as a digital platform operator with a dominant position in the electronic trading platforms (marketplaces) market, the Committee's press service said.

SOF EXPO exhibition center will host the WORLD EDU 2025 International Educational Exhibition in Samarkand on April 11-12, 2025. WORLD EDU 2025 is a major educational event in the region, bringing together leading universities, educational organizations, prospective students and higher education specialists. This year, leading universities from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Southeast Asia, Türkiye, China, Russia, Belarus and Europe will be attending the exhibition.

The Embassy of India in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, hosted an  event on March 17, 2025 focusing on Tourism, Trade, Investment opportunities in Uttarakhand, India. The event saw turnout of over 100 participants, including representatives from the media, tourism, and Indian business diaspora.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the visiting European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela, the presidential press service said.

French Suez is implementing three projects in the field of drinking water supply in the Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya provinces of Uzbekistan worth total 340 million euros. This was announced by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the government meeting on March 17.

Uzbekistan is considering fines for driving in lanes designated for public and special transport (ambulances, fire brigades, etc.). This is provided for by the bill approved by the Senate at its March 17 session. The bill now needs to be signed by the president.

Tashkent province governor Zoir Mirzaev issued a decision allocating 122.3 hectares of land from Yukori Chirchik district for the New Tashkent City project.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) Monday, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev extended condolences to the US President Donald Trump in connection with human losses and injuries, as well as significant destruction following a tornado in the central and southern states of the United States, the president’ spokesman Sherzod Asadov said today.

The Foreign Minister’s Adviser Munira Aminova hosted the Israeli Ambassador Gideon Lustig Monday. According to the Foreign Ministry, the parties focused on the ways to expand cooperation in the trade, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, education and innovation. 

A memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Alabuga Special Economic Zone (SEZ) of Tatarstan and the Uzbek Migration Agency. The leadership of the Agency met with some Uzbeks hired at the SEZ and familiarized themselves with their living and working conditions. Reportedly, 1,150 Uzbeks are working in the economic zone.

Bill could be adopted in Uzbekistan on protection of one’s rights to one's images, eith the Ministry of Justice publishing the bill for public input Monday.

The Deputy Foreign Minister Olim Abdullaev hosted the Ambassador of Slovakia Viktor Borecky today. According to the Foreign Ministry, the parties discussed the organization of hiring Uzbeks to Slovakia, the development and strengthening of the relevant legislative framework, and focusing to attracting Slovakian specialists to train skilled personnel in Uzbekistan.

The Cabinet of Ministers has handed over to the Legislative Chamber a draft amendment to increase the speed limit margin from 5 to 10 km/h.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Fundamental reforms in the field of heat supply to residential and administrative buildings and increasing their energy efficiency Decree Wednesday.

The Andijan International Airport received the first technical flight of Uzbekistan Airways from Tashkent on March 15. This marked the completion of the first phase of the full reconstruction and modernization of the airport, which began on April 1, 2023. The airport will soon begin receiving regular flights.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the speaker of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, the presidential press service said.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov proposed that Central Asian countries should adopt a visa-free among themselves and announce a Central Asian Schengen after the agreement on the state border was signed with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.

The public transport system of Namangan and Nukus will be improved in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).