The registration of mobile devices in Uzbekistan is being simplified for individuals and foreign citizens, the press service of the Ministry of Digital Technologies said.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov’s during his meetings with ambassadors of Middle Eastern countries discussed inter alia the current situation in the Gaza Strip.

Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov addressed the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS countries on Thursday in Bishkek. In his remarks, he, in particular, proposed creating conditions for the unified operation of the energy systems of the CIS countries. He added that to this end it was necessary to take into account the capabilities of each of the commonwealth countries in generating and consuming energy.

On October 26, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of measures to organize the activities of the energy market regulator.

On October 25 in Brussels, Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov and Executive Deputy Chairman of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis discussed the agenda of the “ever-expanding partnership between Uzbekistan and the EU, especially in the economic dimension,” the Foreign Minister said in his Telegram channel.

Meeting of the Senate council, moderated by the Senate spokesperson Tanzila Narbaeva adopted a resolution to convene for forty-sixth plenary meeting on October 27, 2023.

For Uzbekistan, the topic of gender equality is relevant, but for many years it was not voiced. Thanks to the policy of openness of Uzbekistan and changes in society, the time has come to openly talk about the problem, study it and formulate directions for efforts.

French President Emmanuel Macron will make an official visit to Kazakhstan and then to Uzbekistan on November 1 and 2, according to an official communique from the Elysee Palace.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the Foreign Minister of Estonia Margus Tsakhna in Luxembourg on Thursday.

Newly appointed Uzbek Ambassador to Italy, Abat Faizullaev landed in Rome, Dunyo reported. In this position, he replaced Otabek Akbarov, who headed the diplomatic mission in Italy in 2018-2023.

Business coach Islom Ibrokhimov has been put on wanted list of the Interior Ministry. He is wanted on suspicion of Fraud on a large scale of the Criminal Code. 

414 citizens sustained poisoning in Uzbekistan in eight months of 2023, the food hygiene expert at Sanitary and Hygiene Department, Abdurahmon Ismailov said.

At its BOD meeting on October 26, the Central Bank decided to keep the interest rate at 14% per annum, the regulator’s press service reported.

Tashkent hosted the International Conference - Youth Rights: Opportunities and Protection Mechanisms, the Dunyo reported on Wednesday.

Regular meetings of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Eurasian Economic Union will be held in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan on October 25-26, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan reported.

Uzbekistan ranked 78th in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2023, which measured rule of law adherence in 142 countries worldwide. Featuring primary data, the WJP Rule of Law Index measures countries’ rule of law performance across eight factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice.

The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) vows to expedite the line D project of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline, the company said.

9 Russian airlines have filed applications to launch new flights to Tashkent ,including Aeroflot, UTair, IrAero, NordStar, Ural Airlines, Smartavia, AZUR Air, Nord Wind and Yakutia., the Russian Air Transport Agency Rosaviatsia reported.

On October 23, Minister of Transport Ilhom Mahkamov met with the Qatar Ministry of Transport's Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Land Transport, Hamad Issa Abdullah.

Officials of the Yandex Go online ride hailing service told how work is going on to become a tax resident in Uzbekistan on Wednesday.