The elder daughter of the late president Karimov, Gulnara Karimova, penned an open letter to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, which was published in her daughter Iman Karimova’s Instagram account.

The president signed a decree establishing March 23 as an additional non-business day. Thus, on the ocassion of Navruz holiday, the Uzbekistan residents will have three days of rest in a row:

Omonullo Nasritdinhojaev was appointed first deputy minister of finance, replacing Timur Ishmetov, who was appointed the мinister of finance.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Kazakh Prime Minister, Askar Mamin, who arrived in Uzbekistan to co-chair the second Uzbek-Kazakh Forum of Inter-Provinces Cooperation, the presidential press service said.

Farkhod Arziev was appointed first deputy foreign minister, replacing Ilkhom Nematov, a source in the government told the Tashkent Times.

Today, the proceedings ended against the former Prosecutor General, Otabek Murodov and the former head of the State Security Service, Ikhtiyor Abdullayev, as well as his deputy Jahongir Igamov, at the Military Court of Uzbekistan, the Supreme Court said. They were found guilty of Taking bribe and other charges.

Ground handling charges for aircrafts of foreign airlines at Uzbekistan airports will be reduced, Uzbekistan Airports said on its website.

Timur Ishmetov was appointed Minister of Finance replacing Jamshid Kuchkarov, a source in the government told the Tashkent Times. The appointment took place at a government meeting chaired by the PM Abdulla Aripov.

The rector of the University of Pisa, Professor Paolo Mancarella announced the possibility of opening of the University branch in Tashkent, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The Legislative Chamber’s Committee for Science, Education, Culture and Sports sent a parliamentary request to the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special Education on the degree of provision of students with dormitories.

Uzbekistan on 1.37 Mbits/s speed is now ranked as having the 181st fastest internet in the world in the "Global League" rankings created by an online website builder review platform.

The Uzbek First Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Alisher Abdualiev and the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Oleg Yushchenko discussed the resumption of direct flights between the countries in Kyiv on Friday.

The Italian national Giorgio Gheno was found dead in a rented apartment in Tashkent, the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.

On February 20, staff from the U.S. Embassy Tashkent delivered 600 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Republican Center for Prevention of Plague, Quarantine, and Most Hazardous Infectious (CPPQMHI), under the Ministry of Health (MOH), to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to prepare in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Earlier in January, the Ministry of Health reached  out to all internationals donors to ask for supplies of PPE and test-kits to diagnose COVID-19.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan signed a memorandum on opening a branch of the University of Economics and Technology of Turkey in Tashkent.

At the State Property Management Agency was held a meeting with the officials of the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR Aircraft, one of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers.

Debrecen University (Hungary) will open A branch in Tashkent, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade said. As reported, on February 18, Tashkent hosted the 5th meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation between Uzbekistan and Hungary, as well as the business forum.

Yesterday, the Presidential Palace in Ankara hosted the official welcoming ceremony of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The second plenary session of the Senate of Uzbekistan will be held on February 28, the press service of the Senate said. The session’s agenda reportedly contains discussion of the Uzbekistan Citizenship Bill, Census Bill, Metrology Bill and International Commercial Arbitration Bill.

On February 18, the Uzbek Innovation Minister, Ibrohim Abdurahmanov hosted the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, the ministry said in a statement.