Today, we are co-hosting a roundtable with the Ministry of Justice on the current situation of Free Legal Aid in Uzbekistan, underlining the importance of evaluating recent developments in the country and their impact on the broader legal and societal landscape.

Picture surfaced on social networks in which the chief of Uchkuprik district financial department of Fergana province and the mayor’s assistant are playing cards for money. In the photograph, a group of people were pictured playing cards and placing bets in a premises which appears to be an office.

Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, who previously served as Minister of higher education, science and innovation, was appointed Minister of agriculture, replacing Aziz Voitov.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov during his visit to Luxembourg held talks with the Foreign Minister of Lithuania Gabrielus Landsbergis.

Aziz Voitov has been fired from the Minister of Agriculture role, a source in the government told the Tashkent Times on Tuesday.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued its annual report  on the incidence and hazards of sand and dust storms, as well as their impacts on society. It also takes a look at how climate change may potentially increase sand and dust storm hotspots.

On October 24 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Administrator Samantha Power chaired the C5+1 Regional Connectivity Ministerial with the governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. During the ministerial, Administrator Power announced an additional $14.3 million in regional programming demonstrating the deepening partnerships between the United States and Central Asian countries.

Following the first Ministerial meeting on regional cooperation of the C5+1 format (Central Asia + the US) in Samarkand today, the Administrator unveiled new projects that USAID intended to implement in the region.

The Yashnabad district criminal court of Tashkent on July 11 sentenced the Nexia driver, who in January 2023 hit a pregnant woman who later died in hospital.

The State Statistics Agency unveiled Top 10 countries in Uzbekistan's international trade. China on US$ 9.5 dollars was Uzbekistan's top trade partner in January-September 2023

The first Ministerial meeting on regional cooperation in the C5+1”format (Central Asia + the U.S.) is taking place today in Samarkand. The meeting is attended by delegations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as the United States, led by the USAID Administrator Samantha Power.

Yesterday, Administrator Samantha Power visited a school in Tashkent and announced a new initiative to help improve the quality of instruction, materials, and support that every child needs to succeed in school, with an initial-year investment of $4.5 million. 

For the first time, the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries met with representatives of all 27 countries of the European Union at the same time.

On October 23, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Samantha Power.

Ministry of defense repaired the MI-8MTV helicopter of the Kyrgyz Air Force and handed it back, the press service of the Defense ministry reported.

Over the past two years, 22 trillion soums ($1.8 billion) have been provided from the budget for water management, including about 1 trillion of subsidies ($81 million) in Uzbekistan for water-saving technologies. This became known during the government meeting chaired by president on October 20.

Administrator Samantha Power arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan today to deepen the U.S. partnership with the people of Uzbekistan. During her visit, she will announce additional investments, including an additional $14.2 million to strengthen collaboration in global health, governance, and economic growth.

The Russian Red Wings will launch regular Kazan to Samarkand passenger flights on October 30, 2023. Flights will be operated once a week on Mondays on SU95 type aircraft.

On Monday, it will rain fall in the central and south-eastern provinces of Uzbekistan, mostly of low intensity. No precipitation is expected in Karakalpakstan, Khorezm, Bukhara, and Navoi provinces, Uzhydromet reported.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov held bilateral meetings with ambassadors of France Aurelia Bouchez, of Qatar Hassan Hamza Hashim, of Azerbaijan Huseyn Guliyev, of the USA Jonathan Henick and of Italy Agostino Pinna.