Development of the Uzbek language and its transformation into a language of international communication were discussed in Mecca.

On October 17, the northern areas of Uzbekistan, on October 18-19, the rest of the territory of the country will be invaded by a cold and humid air mass through the Volga region, Uzhydromet reported.

Cabinet of Ministers issued the Additional measures to ensure compliance with the code of ethics and conduct by civil servants Resolution.

Kazakh authorities should not extradite four Karakalpak diaspora activists to Uzbekistan, where they would face a serious risk of politically motivated prosecution and torture, Human Rights Watch said today. All four activists – who emigrated to Kazakhstan years ago – have advocated for protecting the sovereignty of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, in northern Uzbekistan, where protests erupted earlier this year over proposed constitutional amendments, Human Rights Watch said.

Ten-person group of local businessmen attended training within the Uzbekistan Business Leaders (UBL) program implemented in the United States by the American Councils on International Education in Washington DC from September 7 to October 4, Dunyo reported.

On October 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree waiving from customs import duties for 14 types of equipment and 21 types of raw materials and semi-finished products.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Turkmenistan on October 20-21. This became known on October 16 during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, chaired by the president, where Deputy PM / Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov reported on the work being done to prepare for the official visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan for October 20-21.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) added $5.35 million in new funding to an existing Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG) with the Ministry of Public Education. The DOAG outlines USAID’s commitment to invest $55 million to support the Ministry’s ambitious program of comprehensive reform of the general secondary education system over the period 2019-2026.

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the activation of "all mechanisms of interaction" between Russia and the countries of Central Asia. He said this at the first Central Asia-Russia summit, which took place as part of the CIS Summit in Astana on Friday, where he was joined by the leaders of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) will open a representative office in Tashkent. This became known on October 14 at a meeting between the Chairperson of the Senate, the chief of the National Commission for Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labor Tanzila Narbayeva and BCI manager Rachel Beckett.

A number of documents were signed at a meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on October 14 in Astana aimed at further developing and strengthening integration ties in the trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as in the field of security.

Memorandum on cooperation between political research centers of the countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) was signed in Tashkent on October 14. On behalf of Uzbekistan this Memorandum was signed by the Institute of Strategic and Interregional Studies (ISIS) under the President.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed at a meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) on Thursday.

Uzbekistan Airways will launch twice-a-week Fergana to Dubai regular flight starting from October 30 the company said, as per the following schedule:

In Kazakhstan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan within the framework of the summit of the Council on Cooperation and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.

An Uzbek citizen received a summons from a local military registration and enlistment office in Moscow, despite the fact that he has neither Russian citizenship nor a residence permit in the Russian Federation, Mediazona Central Asia reported.

Uzbek special regiment won a silver medal among special-purpose regiments at the annual Exercise Cambrian Patrol, and international military patrolling event in Brecon, the UK.

The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its "attempted illegal annexation".

Agreement between the governments of Uzbekistan and Iran on the simplification of visa procedures for representatives of business and scholars, as well as tourist groups took effect today on October 13, UzA reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made remarks at the VI meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, the presidential press service said.