President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future Mohammad Abdulla Al Gergawi, the presidential press service said.

Patokh Chodiev through his International Chodiev Foundation, will provide 40 billion soums, or US$ 4.75 mln, for the development of the Syrdarya province, the provincial governor’s office said.

At a workshop yesterday in Tashkent, scientists presented findings demonstrating the negative impacts of climate change on water quality in the Amu Darya river basin.  The research project, “Provision of Science Based Evidence on Climate Induced Water Quality Challenges in Amu Darya Basin,” was conducted by the Central Asia Regional Environmental Center (CAREC) in collaboration with West Virginia University through the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) program.

Special tactical drill will be held in the Jizzakh province on April 22-27 with the participation of the military of the Pakistani and Turkish armed forces, the Uzbek Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Chief staff talks were held in Yerevan as part of preparation of a Ararat-Antiterror-2019 joint drill by the relevant authorities of the CIS member states, the CIS anti-terrorism center reported.

Participants from 25 countries are attending the 15th Procurement, Integrity, Management and Openness (PRIMO) Forum that started today in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Since 2005 the event has been serving as a platform for exchanging knowledge and experiences in public procurement reform and is hosted on an annual basis by one of the states in the Europe and Central Asia region.

Ozbekiston Pochtasi (Uzbekistan Post) were held talks with the representatives of Italian Doxee S.P.A. The parties discussed the issue of phased modernization of the Uzbekistan’s postal infrastructure thorugh investment and innovation.

Uzbekistan Airways received the second of the two ordered Airbus A320 Neo aircrafts, which landed at the Tashkent airport on the evening of April 9, the carrier said in a statement. The first aircraft arrived on March 11 and is now operating on an international flight.

Amnesty International called upon the Uzbek authorities to guarantee an open, free  and fair trial for the former Prosecutor General Rashitjon Kadirov.

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad will visit the Uzbek capital of Tashkenton Wednesday in order to discuss prospects for intra-Afghan talks, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Special Representative of the Uzbek President for Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev met with the Special Envoy on the Afghan Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, Deng Xijun in Beijing on Monday.

Delegation of Mongolia will arrive in Tashkent headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Batmunkh Battsetseg to attend the next Uzbek-Mongolian political consultations in Tashkent on April 10, 2019.

President Moon Jae-in from April 16-23 will travel to three countries in Central Asia, Cheong Wa Dae ("Blue House", the official residence of the South Korean President) said on April 8.

Uzbekistan Railways and the Spanish Patentes Talgo signed a purchase contract for another two AVE 250high-speed trains.

Uzbekneftegaz and the Russian Zarubezhneft signed the Common Terms Agreement for the implementation of the project in Uzbekistan aimed at increasing oil production at the Khartoum, East Khartoum and South Olamishik fields belonging to Andijanneft (a Uzbekneftegaz subsidiary), and have set up Andijanpetro joint venture to implement the project.

The defense ministers of the CIS member states will hold a meeting in Moscow on May 5, the Chairman of the Executive Committee/CIS Executive Secretary, Sergey Lebedev after the meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev departed for Surkhandarya province to familiarize himself with of projects being projects implementation status, visit makhallas, schools and other social facilities and to attend the opening ceremony of the International Bakhshi Art Festival in Termez.

Bakhtiyor Anarkulov has been dismissed from the post of acting deputy chairman of Uztransgaz in charge of finance affairs, a source in the told the Tashkent Times.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a government meeting yesterday devoted to tax collections and exports, during which he fired some officials.

The two-way trade volume between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in 2018 surpassed US$ 302 million, a 70% increase to the last year, . These data were mentioned at a bilateral meeting of foreign ministers in Moscow on the sidelines of the meeting of the of CIS Foreign Ministers Council, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.