The Tashkent police department said they have detained two men in connection with the brutal murder of a young gay man in the country where homosexuality is officially outlawed.

The First Deputy Chairman of the Senate, Sodiq Safoev met with the French delegation, headed by the Foreign Minister's Special Representative for Economic Diplomacy in Central Asia, Pascal Lorot.

The Security Councils of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for combating terrorism and extremism, as well as the Protocol thereto containing measures aimed at deepening and expanding security cooperation, UzA said.

A delegation of the Uzatom agency visited the production facilities of Power Machines in St. Petersburg to study the production process of long lead items for nuclear power plants (NPP), as well as to negotiate and establish cooperation between the parties.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the presidential press service said.

 In pursuance of the president’s instructions, a number of new projects were presented at the Samarkand airport, the governor Erkinjon Turdimov said in a press-briefing.

Today, the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate, Sodiq Safoev hosted a delegation led by the Special Representative of the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom, Nadine Menza, the press service of the Senate said in a statement.

The Tashkent City Mayor Jahongir Ortiqkhojaev hosted a delegation led by Mayor of Ankara, Mansur Yavaş. The parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding, Cooperation and the Elevating of Fraternal Ties to a new level.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the delegation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, headed by its chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, the presidential press service said.

The UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt will visit Uzbekistan on September 17-19, the Yuksalish National Movement said. Jean Todt is scheduled to meet with the Uzbek officials, business executives, representatives of the civil society and youth.

Officers of the border troops of the State Security Service on the night of September 14 seized 600 plates of the psychotropic drug Tramadol in the Tashkent district of Tashkent province, UzA said.

The Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on September 16 and is expected to be hosted by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Today U.S. Ambassador Rosenblum and Uzbekistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev, participated in an equipment handover ceremony at the “Friendship Bridge” connecting Afghanistan to Uzbekistan.  The radiation detection equipment, provided by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), will help Uzbekistan combat the smuggling of radioactive material at an important international border crossing point.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Nakhichevan Agreement Ratification Bill on the establishment of the Cooperation Council for Turkic-speaking states (Nakhichevan, October 3, 2009) into the Law Saturday, the Ministry of Justice said.

Uzbekistan officially applied to join the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (CCTS), Turkey’s foreign minister said on Thursday.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted the newly appointed Ambassador of France, Isabelle Servoz-Gallucci, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said.

Today, the president Savkat Mirziyoyev signed decree introducing from January 1, 2020 of 7-day visa free travel for Chinese nationals, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The Uzbekistan military delegation, headed by Deputy Defense Minister Azizbek Ikramov, is visiting the United States from September 9 to 13, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

The deputies of the Legislative Chamber on Thursday approved the candidacy of Nozim Khusanov for the post of Minister of Employment and Labor Relations. His candidacy is now subject to be approved by the president.

The "Driving FDI Through PPPs" Round-Table will provide an insight into Government strategy to increase the pace of economic growth by increasing foreign direct investment through the use of PPP's and narrowing the infrastructure gap to deliver enhanced public services.