The fourth meeting in the Central Asia-China format between foreign ministers took place yesterday in Chinese Xi'an. Foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and a representative of Turkmenistan at the level of deputy minister attended the event.

Direct flights between the capitals of Uzbekistan and Hungary are planned to be launched from the second half of 2023. This was announced on April 27 by the Minister of Economic Development of Hungary, Márton Nagy, speaking at the second International Investment Forum in Tashkent. The event is attended by over 2,000 representatives of international business - heads of companies, funds, well-known economists and experts.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with an EU Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan on the sidelines of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, the presidential press service said.

The construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will take "our region out of the transport impasse." This was announced at the Tashkent Investment Forum on April 27 by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers/Chief of Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Zhaparov.

Central Asia-Center (CAC) gas pipeline is being considered for potential gas supplies from Russia to Uzbekistan, stated Minister of Energy Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov on the sidelines of the Tashkent Investment Forum on April 27.

2 large wind farms to be built in Bukhara through installation of 158 wind turbines with a total capacity of 1 GW, with 3.6 billion kWh of electricity to be produced annually.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Italy in the summer. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozetto, who visited Tashkent on April 26, told the Italian news agency Vista.

European Union Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan arrived in Uzbekistan for a two-day visit. After meeting with the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, he held a press conference at which he spoke about the task of his mission.

"You will find the peace and stability that you want, a favorable investment environment and the necessary guarantees in our country," the president said to the participants of the 2nd Tashkent Investment Forum.

President of FIFA Gianni Infantino will visit Uzbekistan on May 5-6. He will get familiar the training base of national teams, which is being set up in Tashkent province in cooperation with FIFA.

As reported earlier, Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the session of the 2nd Tashkent International Investment Forum. Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his remarks focused on new opportunities for expanding cooperation between Uzbekistan and foreign investors.

Chief of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak wrote an op-ed for the Azerbaijani information and analytical portal Haqqin.az. The op-ed is addressed to the countries of Central Asia:

Uzbekistan’s status as a country with the most diversified economy in the region even more solidified, Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at the 2nd Tashkent International Investment Forum today.

The Russian Metrovagonmash plant, which is part of Transmashholding (TMH), is to supply 56 cars, or 14 trains, for the Tashkent metro this year.

Uzbekistan plans to set up an international commercial court, Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced in his address at the second Tashkent International Investment Forum.

Uzbekistan in the coming years plans to increase gold production by almost one and a half times, up to 150 tons, announced the Deputy Minister of Mining and Geology Azam Kadirkhodzhaev at the Innoprom. Central Asia exhibition.

The second Tashkent International Investment Forum kicked off today at the International Congress Center, where now President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is addressing its session.

Western sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine mean big business elsewhere in the former Soviet Union, as middlemen race to cash in on reselling unavailable goods to Russia.

Today at the Ministry of Defense, the Deputy Defense Minister/ Commander of the Air Defense Forces and the Air Forces, Akhmad Burkhanov hosted the Commander of the Turkish Air Force Atilla Gülan, the press service of the ministry said.

Open dialogue of tourism business leaders of Uzbekistan and Montenegro was organized in Tashkent. Reportedly, in 2022, the number of foreign tourists to Uzbekistan reached 5.2 million, and the export of tourist services surpassed US$ 1.6 billion. The number of tourists coming to Uzbekistan from Europe is expected to increase this year.