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.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia, Jan Bory who presented a copy of his credentials, the ministry said.

UzJeldorPass, a Uzbekistan Railways subsidiary for passenger train services, announced the launch of additional railway services to the Russian cities starting from February 2018.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted the visiting delegation of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) led by Manfred Profazi, Senior Regional Advisor for Europe and Central Asia, the ministry reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev by the January 22 Decree has approved the 2018 State Program for the Year of Support of Pro-Active Entrepreneurship, Innovative Ideas and Technologies aimed at implementing Uzbekistan's Development Strategy for 2017-2021.

Ulugbek Rozukulov was dismissed from the post of Director General of Uzbekistan Airways, sources in the company said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to the mausoleum of Khakim Termizi in Surkhandarya province on Friday said that he was deeply saddened by the death of compatriots in the Aktobe province of Kazakhstan and expressed his condolences to their relatives.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Jarkurgon Meva-Subzavot Export specializing in sorting and exporting leguminous products in Termez city, the President’s press service reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the mausoleum of Khakim Termizi in Surkhandarya province.

The new version of the Uzbekistan’s National Security Concept will be prepared in 2018, Sodiq Safoev, first deputy chairman of the Senate said at a briefing on Tuesday.

World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva welcomed Uzbekistan’s wide ranging reforms to boost the country’s economy and improve the lives of all Uzbek citizens. Georgieva met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, senior government and parliamentary leaders, and representatives from the private sector and civil society.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev extended his condolences to the families and relatives of the victims of the bus fire in the Aktobe province of Kazakhstan, and instructed to form a special government commission, headed by PM Aripov, which will be tasked to investigate the causes of the incident, establish the identities of the dead and provide the necessary assistance to the families of the deceased.

The delegation of the Seoul mayor’s office will assist the Tashkent city mayor’s office to implement the Digital Office system, to improve public services, and create Seoul street in the capital of Uzbekistan,  this was mentioned during the system’s presentation at the city administration yesterday.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov yesterday held talks with Gen. Herbert Raymond McMaster, National Security Advisor in Washington, the Ministry said in a statement.

The Prosecutor General ordered the appointment of Bakhodir Pulatov as prosecutor of the Tashkent province, the UzA said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Sun Lijie, who is ending hist posting in Uzbekistan, UzA said.

Uzbekistan Airways from May 24, 2018 will launch a new regular flight to Spain on route Tashkent-Barcelona-Tashkent. Flights will be operated on Thursdays on Boeing aircrafts.