By the April 6 Presidential resolution, Ravshan Usmanov has been appointed as the first deputy chairman of the Tourism Development Committee, the press service of the Committee announced in a statement.

On April 6-7, 2017, Tashkent hosted the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

On April 7, 2017, the Uzbek Foreign Minister, Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan, Erlan Abdyldaev who arrived in Tashkent to participate in the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of CIS.

On April 6, 2017, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Chairman of the Executive Committee - the Executive Secretary of the CIS, Sergei Lebedev, who arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in the regular meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers.

On April 6, at the Uzbek Foreign Ministry was held a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova, Lilian Dari, who is representing Moldova at the regular meeting of the Council of CIS Foreign Ministers in Tashkent.

On April 6, 2017, Tashkent hosted the Conciliation Meeting of the Plenipotentiary representatives of the States participating in the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS member-states.

On April 6, the Uzbek Foreign Minister, Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the Chairman of the Executive Committee - the Executive Secretary of the CIS, Sergey Lebedev, who arrived in Tashkent to attend the next meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers Council.

During the state visit of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Russia on April 4-5, more than 50 documents were signed totaling nearly US$ 16 billion.

On April 5, 2017, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The official meeting ceremony of the President of Uzbekistan was held before the talks started.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Head of the Government of the Russian Federation, Dmitriy Medvedev.Dmitry Medvedev welcomed Shavkat Mirziyoyev on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree "On Rewarding Veterans of the World War 2". On the occasion of the May 9 national holiday - the Day of Remembrance and Honors, and the 72nd anniversary of the Victory over fascism in the World War II in 1941-1945, the War Veterans are to be rewarded with one-time cash-bonus of 2 million soums.

The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the CIS will be held in Tashkent on April 7. This was announced at the briefing in Tashkent on Tuesday by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan, Anvar Nasyrov.

The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Moscow in the evening on April 4, UzA reported. At Vnukovo-2 airport the Head of State was met by the members of the Russian government.

Uzbekistan Airways cancelled the first Tashkent to Dushanbe flight, scheduled for April 4 due to little passenger load, a statement of the carrier’s press service said.

International Treaties Bill has been drafted in Uzbekistan, a statement of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said. The document was drafted by the Foreign Ministry and has been published in the Portal of Discussions of Regulatory and Legal Acts.

The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev on March 30 signed the law "On Ratification of the Treaty between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on Extradition."

The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a video conference meeting devoted to fulfillment of the set tasks, problems in industries and development of sectors, a government source reported.

President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the invitation of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will pay a state visit to Russia on April 4-5, a statement of UzA said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree "On measures to further develop the private healthcare sector," the Akhborot news program on Uzbekistan channel reported.

One hundred years ago, on April 2, 1917, the first issue of Pravda Vostoka (The Truth of the East), a state-owned socio-political and economic newspaper in the Russian language, then named as Nash Gazeta (Our Newspaper), was published. The newspaper was renamed to its current name in November 1924.