Starting from February 10, 2018 Uzbekistan will introduce 30-day visa-free regime for the nationals of 7 countries: Israel, Indonesia, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and Japan.

Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, the second daughter of the late Uzbek President Islam Karimov, on her Facebook page announced she had stepped down as Uzbekistan's Ambassador at UNESCO.

The United States announced Wednesday that it will be providing the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health with state of the art medical equipment for the rapid diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB).  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Central Asia Deputy Regional Mission Director Sara Walter and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Uzbekistan Dr. Lianne Kuppens joined Uzbek Ministry of Health First Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Baxodir Yusupaliyev at a Ceremony in the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Phthisiology and Pulmonology to announce the donation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday chaired the extended meeting at the General Prosecutor's Office.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells, the ministry said.

As reported earlier, yesterday was held the expanded meeting of the National Security Service collegium, chaired by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, which was devoted to the analysis of the work done and measures to totally improve the activities of the National Security Service, the President’s press service said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree appointing Adham Islamov as deputy chairman of the Central Bank, the regulator said in a statement. Before the appointment,  since 2014 he worked as the chief consultant of the Office for Coordination of Social and Economic Policies within the President's Office.

Rustam Inoyatov, 73, who led the National Security Service (NSS) since 1995, has left his post, a source in the government said.

Today in Karshi was held the inauguration ceremony of a monument to the First President Islam Karimov, the President’s press service reported. Today marks the 80th anniversary of the first President, with commemoration events held across the country and in particular in the Kashkadarya province, where Islam Karimov also served as governor.

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells will travel to London and Tashkent, Uzbekistan from January 30 – February 2, US Embassy to Uzbekistan said. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Wells will stop in London on January 30 to discuss regional issues at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, as well as meet with UK government officials and international media at the State Department’s London Media Hub. 

Since 1993, UNDP has supported Uzbekistan’s continued development, and a significant amount of that work has taken place in the Fergana valley. From the 16th to the 17th of January 2018, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Helena Fraser visited Andijan, Namangan and Fergana regions and  familiarized with sites that demonstrated the variance of UNDP’s development work in the region to review the successes that have made in the regions to date.

White & Case has opened its office in Uzbekistan. The US firm is to launch in the country’s capital Tashkent, with the office focusing on disputes and large cross-border matters.

In Uzbekistan, courts are now entitled to impose administrative penalties to diplomats for traffic infringements without the consent of diplomatic missions.

Abdulloh Ruziboev, a 12-year-old pupil of Tashkent school No. 134, died trying to save a friend who fell into the water, the Uzbek emergency authorities reported.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov yesterday hosted the Charge d'Affaires of the People's Republic of China Zhang Wenchuan, the ministry said.

Uzbekistan plans to launch its own satellite into space, the innovations minister Ibrohim Abdurakhmanov said at an international press club meeting.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday signed the Measures to Further Improve the System of Fighting the Spread of Diseases Caused by HIV in Uzbekistan Decree approving the relevant State Program for 2018.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday spoke over the phone with the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-In, the Uzbek President’s press service said.

The Information Resource Centre (IRC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources was launched on 22 January 2018 by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Uzbekistan Olivier Chave, and the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Shavkat Khamraev.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev today held a telephone conversation with the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.