Friday, 20, September, 2024

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On August 9, government delegations of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan began negotiations in the city of Cholpon-Ata, Issyk-Kul region, on the demarcation of certain sections of the state border, the 24.kg news publication said.

Chairman of the Supreme Court Kozimjon Komilov left his post. It is expected that Presidential Advisor Bakhtiyor Islamov is being considered for his place, and the Senate must approve it.

Licenses were issued to 8 private universities year-to-date in 2022. This was announced by the head of the State Inspectorate for Supervision of the Quality of Education Ulugbek Toshkenboev.

On August 9, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with a presentation on the development and diversification of international transport corridors, the presidential press service said.

The head of regional organization: The Central Asian Society of Uzbeks of Perm Territory, Jahongir Jalolov called on the natives of Uzbekistan living in this region of Russia to join the “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine. This was reported by the Vetta TV company, which published the footage of Jalolov's speech.

On March 18, the body of blogger Asal Khodjaeva, known as Asalhoney, was found in her Tashkent apartment on Makhtumkuli Street in the Yashnabad district of Tashkent.

Uzbek Defense Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov hosted a military delegation headed by Tajik Defense Minister Sherali Mirzo, who arrived in Tashkent on an official visit, the Defense Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the State Civil Service Bill into Law. The document consists of 10 chapters and 64 articles. This was reported ин the press service of the Civil Service Development Agency. The full text of the document has not yet been made public.

On August 8, the President Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on expanding cooperation with the countries of Central Asia, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan and Belarus agreed to work on the abolition of the permit system for international freight transport of goods, said the Ministry of Transport of Belarus following the meeting of the Uzbek- Belarusian mixed commission on international road transport.

The State Asset Management Agency (SAMA) has unveiled plans to sell 100 percent of the government’s stake in Uzpaynet, online payment system through a competitive sales process, in accordance with the relevant privatization programs.

The Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) of the Bureau for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) recommended sending its mission to monitor the constitutional referendum held in Uzbekistan, Dunyo reported.

Tashkent will host AntiHack Challenge cybersecurity contest on August 11. According to the Information Technologies Development Ministry, the event is aimed at increasing the interest of the country's youth in information security, as well as developing skills and potential for information security.

Relatively comfortable August-like weather will rein throughout the working week across Uzbekistan, Uzhydromet reported. Dry and moderately hot weather is expected, with short-term thunderstorms possible only in certain mountainous areas of the country.

The draft bill for income and property declaring system by civil servants in Uzbekistan is ready, said Akmal Burkhanov, the director of Anti-Corruption Agency said at the plenary session of the Senate on August 4.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) once again asked Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to return the helicopters of the previous administration that were taken following the fall of the republic.

Following his visits to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave an interview to journalists.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan "strongly condemns the provocative assault" carried out on August 4 on the Azerbaijani embassy in London, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Phase II of the reconstruction of the Tashkent airport international terminal (Tashkent-2) started in July. It is expected to end at the end of next year, representatives of Uzbekistan Airports told reporters during a press trip on Friday.

Among the young people surveyed, 39% of respondents do not consider bribery to be a corruption offence. This was stated by the director of the Anti-Corruption Agency Akmal Burkhanov, who on August 4 at the plenary session of the Senate delivered the National report on combating corruption in Uzbekistan. A total of 16189 respondents took part in the survey.