Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia have made progress in discussing a tripartite gas union project, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Samarkand in Samarkand today after the CIS foreign ministers meeting in the Central Asia-Russia format.

Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan and Belarus held talks in Samarkand and signed the program of consultations for 2023-2024. Acting Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met yesterday with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergey Aleynik.

On April 13, Samarkand hosted the 4th ministerial meeting of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan, which was attended by the foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Iran, China, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Cold and humid air mass will move to the territory of Uzbekistan on April 15-17, Uzhydromet said in an emergency alert. It will rain in places, with thunderstorms and hail possible in some areas the Tashkent city on April 16.

The Tashkent airport second runway reconstruction project (there are two in total), which lasted about eight months, is now complete.

On the sidelines of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan Samarkand today hosted the second informal meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries of the regional Quartet - China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan, dedicated to the Afghan problem.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the regular meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's neighboring countries, the presidential press service said.

The United States imposed sanctions against the Uzbek cement plant Akhangarancement and Akkermann Cement CA, the company founded by an entity owned by Alisher Usmanov's USM holding, the US Treasury Department said.

Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support (GBF-EAS) initiative was launched on 12 April 2023 in Central Ecopark of Tashkent. This initiative is a new joint endeavor of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) funded by Global Environmental Facility (GEF).

Tashkent will host the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series from April 14 to 16, the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan said today.

Uzbekistan exported ready-made garments (RMG) to 14 countries ,with Russia remaining as the top destination for Uzbekistan RMG exports on over 47%.

According to the Uzhydromet, tomorrow, on April 13, the temperature will surpass 37 degrees celsius in Karakalpakstan, as well as in Navoi, Bukhara, Khorezm, Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya provinces.

On April 12-13, the first meeting of the Central Asian-Indian Joint Working Group on the joint use of the infrastructure of the Chabahar seaport (Iran) will take place in Mumbai, Dunyo reported.

Case of the former chief of Khorezm provincial department of justice and the former head of the provincial department for emergency situations will be considered in Tashkent city.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will attend the fourth ministerial conference of Afghanistan's neighboring countries in Uzbekistan.

First sweet cherry has ripened on April 10 in one of the households of Yangarik village of Termez district of Surkhandarya province, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement.

Uzbek and Kyrgyz experts have commenced the restoration of the underground gas storage facility in Sokh region for its joint use, the press service of Uztransgaz said.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin over the telephone and discussed priority measures aimed at ensuring the upward trend in the two-way trade and the progress of joint projects, the presidential press service said.

World Bank recommended the Uzbekistan authorities raise the retirement age, with Uzbekistan remaining the only former Soviet republic where the retirement age is at 55 for women and 60 for men.

Tashkent City Mayor Shavkat Umurzakov received the Russian ambassador Oleg Malginov on Monday, the Tashkent City Mayor’s office said.