Today, the Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the chief of the UNESCO’s representative office in Uzbekistan, Sara Noshadi.

The administrative regulation for provision of governmental services to foreign citizens and stateless persons applying for a permanent residence permit in Uzbekistan through the Unified Interactive State Services Portal are approved.

Unstable weather is expected this week across Uzbekistan, with occasional rai, Uzhydromet said. On February 16-17, heavy precipitation is forecasted in foothill and mountainous areas.

Government’s 89.8% stake in Kvarts, which has a monopoly position in the market of building windows and glass containers, was sold for 265 billion soums. The buyer is Kuvasoytsement, whose is approximately 90 percent owned by Raybird Ltd., Rayblock Ltd. and Rayeross Ltd. registered in Cyprus, the State Asset Management Agency (SAMA) reported.

Uzbek Ambassador to Austria Abat Faizullaev met with the president of the Slovak Automobile Industry Association, director of external relations of Volkswagen Slovakia A. Matushek, Dunyo reported.

Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan Laziz Qudratov hoste the leadership of Elsewedy Electric (Egypt) and discussed the prospects of implementing joint projects and introducing innovative developments in the energy sector.

Sogdiana Trans (a subsidiary of Uzbekistan Railways) and the Afghan Railway Authority signed an agreement on February 12 to continue operating the Hairaton-Mazar-i-Sharif railway, Uzbekistan Railways reported after the ongoing negotiations in Termez.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on a new business classification and measures to improve tax policies and administration, the Ministry of Justice said.

On average, 74 Uzbeks received Russian citizenship every single day in 2022. According to the Russia Interior Ministry, 27,220 Uzbeks received Russian citizenship in 2022, which ranked Uzbeks fifth.

Reports surfaced on social networks that ф traffic accident occurred in Beshariq district of Fergana province on February 1, which was prompted by a collapse of a part of the road.

Termez hosted negotiations on February 8-10 between delegations of Uzbekistan Railways, its subsidiary Sogdiana Trans and the Afghan Railway Authority on further cooperation, the Uzbek railway company reported.

Russia is poised to sign an intergovernmental agreement on migration Russia is poised to sign an intergovernmental agreement on migration, and efforts are also underway to open a pre-migration training center in Uzbekistan ,the director of the so-called 3rd department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Sternik told the RIA Novosti.

Former director of the Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency under the Ministry of Health and the State Center for Expert Check and Standardization of Medicines, Medical Products and Medical Equipment Sardor Kariev was arrested as part of the criminal case on the death of children who took Indian-made Doc-1 Max and Abronol cough syrups, the Anti-Corruption Agency reported.

Trilateral working meeting was held in St. Petersburg on February 9 between the Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Bolat Akchulakov and the CEO of the Russian company Gazprom Alexey Miller, the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan reported.

Surkhandarya province governor’s office clarified the cause of fires on neutral islands on the border with Afghanistan. On the eve, fires on the islands caused a lot of all kinds of rumors on social networks.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticized the inaccurate calculation of the load on existing infrastructure when issuing building permits, with no new green areas set up.

The installation of 60 km/h speed limiting road signs has been commenced in Tashkent, the Tashkent traffic safety police reported. Reportedly, at present, along with other provinces, road signs are being installed in Tashkent in specially designated places, and devices are being adapted respectively to detect traffic violations.

China's Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd. airline will resume Xian to Tashkent flight on February 10 which were temporarily suspended due to the COVID pandemic resume. Regular flights on Airbus A320 aircraft are planned to be operated once a week - on Fridays.

Uzbekistan Airports unveiled plans to build two Greet areas – in place of parking lots P2 and P3 at the arrivals of Tashkent International Airport.

The European Union is concerned that third countries may be helping Russia to circumvent sanctions. EU International Special Representative for Sanctions Implementation David O'Sullivan said that the EU intends to ensure through dialogue that Russia does not have the opportunity to circumvent the sanctions, he told the Belgian TV channel LN24.