President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the interior ministries of the Commonwealth of Independent States attending the events of the Council of Interior Ministers of the CIS in Tashkent.

The initiative of a new economic corridor among Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand and the surrounding oblasts can expand the regional dynamism and promote economic integration in the region, according to the inception workshop organized by the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC), for which the Asian Development Bank (ADB) serves as the secretariat.

The next meeting of the Council of Interior Ministers of the CIS Member States (CIM) will be held in Tashkent on May 30 - June 1, the CIS Executive Committee reported.

In the holy month of Ramadan, Uzbekistan authorities, as part of the “Goodness” humanitarian operation today by a special flight, brought back 156 Uzbekistan nationals, mostly women and children, from the zone of armed conflicts in the Middle East, the presidential press service said in a statement.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev today received the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, who arrived in our country to attend the first meeting of the Joint Commission at the level of heads of government, the presidential press service said.

As per the Nov. 12 presidential decree on extra non-working days during public holidays, the Children’s Day public holiday on June 1, Saturday was moved to June 6, Thursday.

The Russian government delegation headed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will visit Uzbekistan on May 29-30, the Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today signed the Improving Anti-Corruption System in Uzbekistan Decree, which is aimed at improving the effectiveness of the anti-corruption system, creating the favorable business climate and improving Uzbekistan’s international reputation.

A number of investment, scientific and medical deals were signed following the talks between the Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Tashkent.

Today, the President of Uzbekistan and the President of the Federal Republic of Germany held talks tête-à-tête and between the delegations, the presidential press service said.

Prime Minister Imran Khan and Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Elyor Ganiev met here Monday and discussed matters of bilateral and regional importance.

Uzbekistan intends to host the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the government resolution says.

The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will visit Uzbekistan from May 29 to 30. The Uzbek PM Abdulla Aripov and Dmitry Medvedev will hold the first meeting of the joint commission at the level of the heads of government.

The Egyptian AlMasriya Universal Airlines will launch Sharm El Sheikh-Tashkent flights as of June 12. Flights will be operated on Wednesdays on Airbus-320 aircrafts.

President Donald Tusk will travel to Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from Wednesday 29 May to Sunday 2 June. The European Union has just launched its new EU-Central Asia Strategy; President Tusk's trip is a further expression of the EU's commitment to stronger partnerships with the region and the individual countries.

A number of deals were inked at the meeting of the Uzbek-Russian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation, which was held on May 23 in Samarkand.

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier has accepted the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on May 27-29.

Today, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the newly appointed Ambassador of the Korea Republic, Kang Jae Kwon, the Ministry said.

The draft of the new version of the Local Authorities Law, prepared by the Ministry of Justice, has been published for public consultation.

The Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum, the Foreign Ministry said.