At the maiden meeting of the Supreme Bilteral Council, chaired by the presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the two leaders signed the Treaty on Allied Ties and adopted the Minutes of the meeting of the Council and oversaw the signing of bilateral documents:

The provision - "being in public places with the face covered to the extent that does not allow identification of the person" in the Article 184-4 of the of Administrative Liability Code is now also arbitrarily applied by police and judicial authorities to individuals growing long beards.

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who arrived the day before on a state visit, today held head-to-head talks and chaired the first session of the Supreme Bilateral Council, the presidential press service said.

The Uzbekistan National News Agency (UzA) announced the launch of an AI presenter named Sobira Kholdarova. She will present the latest news in nine languages ​​- Uzbek, English, Russian, French, Arabic, Chinese, German, Spanish and Kazakh.

Gas production at large enterprises in Uzbekistan in July 2024 decreased to 3.79 billion cubic meters, according to the report of the Statistics Agency on industrial production.

The Legislative Chamber passed the State Secrets Bill at its August 20 session and sent it to the Senate, the Xalq So’zi newspaper said on Wednesday.

Air Products and  SANEG, a company linked to Ruussia's Gazprom have announced a deal to acquire units of the Fergana Oil Refinery for $140 million. This was reported by the press service of SANEG.

The Legislative Chamber passed the State defense order Bill at its August 20 session and sent it to the Senate, the Xalq So’zi newspaper said.

Azerbaijan’s President, Ilham Aliyev will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan on August 22-23, the press service of the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev said.

The Shaykhantakhur Interdistrict Civil Court issued a ruling on the lawsuit filed by Ultimo Group Limited against Radio Ozodlik, the Uzbek Service of Radio Liberty at the final hearing on July 29.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the President and CEO of Air Products, Seifi Ghasemi. The parties discussed the ways to further expand strategic bilateral cooperation in the creation of high-tech industrial enterprises in Uzbekistan.

Uzbek automated fare payment system, ATTO and the automated fare payment system for Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) public transport, Tulpar signed a memorandum of cooperation on Monday, the press service of the Uzbek company and the Bishkek mayor's office said.

The United Nations, in collaboration with the Government of Karakalpakstan, announced the launch of two projects to tackle pressing environmental and health issues in the region. 

First ever art festival of creative youth of Uzbekistan - [RE]GENERATION, organized by the Karimov Foundation and the You Are Not Alone Foundation will take place in Tashkent on the territory of the Axelon carting club at Anhor Park on September 3-5, 2024.

The Central Election Commission at its today's meeting adopted a resolution on allowing all five political parties of Uzbekistan to the elections of members of the Legislative Chamber, as well as provincial, district and city councils on October 27.

One of the world's largest mobile operators, Vodafone, plans to enter the Uzbek market. This was announced by Farkhod Mamatjanov, the founder of the textile company UzTex Group, the main shareholder of InfinBank and owner of other assets, at a meeting with the president on August 20 in Nukus.

Saidahmad Sultanov, former deputy governor of Namangan province in charge of construction, communications, development of communications, ecology and landscaping, was sentenced to 7 years and 6 months in prison. The ruling on the criminal case was issued on August 13 by the Turakurgan district court. 

For legal entities, the calculation of electricity and gas will be altered when consuming above the limit. This was announced during the open dialogue between President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and business leaders in Nukus on Tuesday.

In January-July 2024, the import of air conditioners to Uzbekistan decreased by 51%, the import of refrigerators and freezers by 35%, the import of microwave ovens by 13%, the import of irons by 46%, and the import of TVs by 43%. From February 1, the import of household appliances was made more difficult.

During a dialogue with business leaders today in Nukus, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke about the need for the country to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2026.