JSC Toshshaartranshizmat (state company responsible for Tashkent transport) and Korea Smart-cart Co.ltd held talks in Tashkent Wednesday, which featured a presentation of a contactless card payment system for possible introduction in Tashkent’s public transport system.

In August this year, new chiefs were appointed in 34 city and district tax offices across the country, Kun.uz reported. New appointments are reportedly aimed at “bringing together modern thinking executives, who can help protect taxpayers’ rights and enforce their obligations, who can ensure collections to the State budget and expand the taxable base”.

The U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) trainers and the Uzbek servicemen participated in an exchange of experience on mountanous army operations at Forish mountain training ground in Djizakh province of Uzbekistan.

In Uzbekistan, it is planned to amend the Criminal Code and the Administrative Liability Code, to include new penalties for begging. Street beggars may be found in public places in Uzbekistan, such as mosques, busy markets, parks and near tourist attractions.

The Joint Declaration was adopted by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev and the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following the talks in Kuksaroy. Afterwards the two leaders oversaw the signing of several other bilateral accords:

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held talks at Kuksaroy residence after the official welcoming ceremony, the presidential press service reported. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit in the evening of September 4, this is first ever visit of a Egyptian leader to Uzbekistan.

Three bloggers in Uzbekistan have been arrested for allegedly posting Facebook messages on religious issues. Musannif Adham, Ziyovuddin Rahim and Otabek Usmanov were taken to the police offices during the last days of August and with searches conducted in their houses.

Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov will pay a working visit to Russia this week, the press service of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Starting from September 7, 2018 Uzbekistan Railways will launch the regular Tashkent-Karshi-Shahrisabz service on Afrosiyob high-speed train.

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit in the evening of September 4. At Tashkent airport, the high guest was welcomed by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the presidential press service said.

New Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to France Sardor Rustambayev presented his credentials to the French President Emmanuel Macron, the Uzbek Embassy in Paris said in a statement.

Delegation of the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) led by Vice President Baek Sook Hee will visit Uzbekistan on 4 September 2018, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Islam Karimov Scientific and Educational Memorial Complex in Tashkent on September 2, where he laid flowers at the monument to the first president Islam Karimov, the presidential press service said.

President of Egypt Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on September 4-5, UzA reported. During the talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the parties will reportedly discuss the promising areas for advancing the Uzbek-Egyptian ties in the political and economic areas, as well as in tourism, science, education, culture and sport.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan, Major-General Pulat Bobojonov hosted the U.S. delegation led by the deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), David Bowdich, the ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree to pardon a group of people serving prison sentences, who sincerely repented for what they did, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

The State Aviation Administration hosted a meeting with officials of foreign airlines. The meeting was devoted to the subject of provision by carriers of information on transit passengers, the Committee for Tourism development said.

Otabek Akbarov, the newly appointed Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Italy, today departed from Tashkent for Rome, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

As a part of its strategy to accompany international clients into new and attractive markets, SCHNEIDER GROUP is opening an office in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The country’s authorities are displaying considerable efforts to create an investor-friendly environment, and business opportunities in the country are plenty in a variety of fields, from textile production to pharmaceutics, the company said in a statement.

Uzbek Deputy Minister of Justice Akbar Tashkulov today solemnly presented to U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen a certificate of state registration of the representative office of the American Councils for International Education (ACCELS) in Uzbekistan, the ministry said.