The investment company UzAssets announced that it had reached a deal on privatization of ElektrQishloqqQrilish in Uzbekistan. The state-owned stake in 58.41% in the company is being sold to the Ural Energy Construction Company (UECC) from Russia. The buyer offered 93.2 billion soums for the asset ($8.14 million at the exchange rate of the Central Bank on March 15).

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and partners made a humanitarian appeal at a briefing in Geneva - $4.62 billion is needed to help Afghans in 2023, the UN website said.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The parties discussed the ways to further develop a constructive dialogue and practical cooperation between Uzbekistan and UN structures in matters of promoting interests and protecting human rights.

Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov yesterday hosted the CEO of Turkish Cengiz Enerji, Ahmet Cengiz.

From April 1, 2023, pensioners will be entitled for a free travel during the entire operation hours of Tashkent metro, UzA reported, citing the March 15 presidential decree.

Sixth meeting of the working group on Uzbekistan's accession to the World Trade Organization is taking place on March 14-15 in Geneva, Switzerland, the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade said.

Man was brought from Riga to Tashkent, who for a long time was on the international wanted list for fraud on an especially large scale, the National Central Bureau of Interpol in Uzbekistan said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will today depart for Turkey to attend the extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Turkic States devoted to Disaster and emergency management and humanitarian assistance in Ankara on March 16, the presidential press service said.

The Senate at today’s session approved the resolution on holding the referendum on the draft Constitution in a new edition on April 30. The event was broadcast live.

Andarkhon Trade Center will be built between the Fergana and Sughd regions of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The Trade Center will be built on an area of 5 hectares, which will include 200 retail outlets, a bank, a canteen, a cafe, a hotel and a logistics center building. After commissioning, the center will become the main place for trade in products of enterprises of the Sughd and Fergana regions of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Deputy chief of the presidential administration, Komil Allamjonov, and the head of the administration team, Saida Mirziyoeva, met with the US ambassador to Uzbekistan, Jonathan Henick.

President Mirziyoyev approved amendments to the Code of Administrative Responsibility and the Criminal Code on Monday, the Ministry of Justice said.

The President, Supreme Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during his trip to Surkhandarya on March 13, observed brigade tactical exercises of the troops of the Ministry of Defense at the Termez training ground of the Southwestern Special Military District, the presidential press service said.

Special envoy of the President in charge of foreign policies, Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Dunyo reported.

Russian national Andrey Sh., 28, threw himself out of the window of the 7th floor of a house on Buyuk Turon street in downtown Tashkent and died, the General Prosecutor's Office said.

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Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and IT Park Uzbekistan hosted the “Tumaris.Expo,” an exhibition of Central Asian startups, at Astrum IT Academy.  Approximately 20 startups led by women entrepreneurs from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic presented their innovative technological projects at the exhibition.

Today, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk landed in Tashkent. At the Tashkent Airport, the high-ranking guest was welcomed by the leadership of the Uzbekistan National Center for Human Rights and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the national center said.

Partly cloudy, dry weather will prevail in Uzbekistan during the week, Uzhydromet reported. After yesterday's cold snap on Monday afternoon, the air will begin to warm up and by the middle of the week, with the temperature in the daytime at +22 ... +25 degrees Celsius, while +26 ... +28 - in some areas.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during his trip to Surkhandarya province today, answered the question: “On whose side is Uzbekistan?” Presumably we are talking about the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The footage of his response was posted by his spokesman Sherzod Asadov.