President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev on January 27 departed for Khorezm province to get acquainted with the development of the province and for "a dialogue with the people", UzA reported.

Ikhtiyor Farmonov, who had worked as Kagan district mayor, has been approved as Bukhara mayor. The previous mayor of Bukhara, Valijon Urinov left the post “at his own request”, the press service of Bukhara province administration said.

Containers for collection of solid household and e-waste will be arranged at major retailers, in particular, at Mediapark supermarkets chain and in public places in Tashkent. Later, mobile collection units will operate on Tashkent streets.

In accordance with the Jan 24, 2017 Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, Shakirov Bakhrom Askaraliyevich has been appointed as Director-General of the Center for Coordination and Development of the Securities Market under the Competition Committee.

This year Uzbekistan Airways will launch new routes, the company General Director, Valeriy Tyan said on Thursday at a press conference on occasion of the carrier's 25th anniversary.

Uzbekistan may introduce a norm obliging government officials to complete and submit declaration of income, an expert of the Prosecutor General's Office said.

The President and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev on January 26 at the Tashkent High Military Command School met with the Defense Ministry senior command.

Today Uzbekistan and Japan are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The exchange of letters in 26 January 1992 between the Foreign Ministers of the two countries marked the beginning of fruitful cooperation between the countries.

The First Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan and Chairman of Uzbekistan Railways, Achilbay Ramatov held talks with President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan said.

Pursuant to the Jan 25 Presidential decree "On perpetuation of the memory of the First President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov" a number of places in Uzbekistan will bear his name.

The Chairman of Central Council of Kamolot youth movement, Bakhodir Ganiev has been appointed as head of sector on youth affairs of President’s Office, the press service of Kamolot said.

On January 25 the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a Decree "On perpetuation of the memory of the First President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov."

On 24 January, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan was held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic, Daniyar Sydykov, the ministry's press-service said.

By the Decree of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on 24 January 2017, a number of activists of ethnic cultural centers have been awarded honorary titles, orders and medals on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Interethnic Cultural Center.

In accordance with the Uzbekistan’s Constitution and Prosecution Law, Bahodir Bakhtiyarovich Pulatov, holding the senior justice councillor rank, has been appointed as the prosecutor and chairman of prosecution board of Kashkadarya region for 5-year term.

In Uzbekistan, in March of this year it is planned to publish the first openness index of government bodies, the lower house’s Information Committee chairman, Ilhom Abdullayev said.

The construction of a new terminal at Tashkent international airport (Tashkent-4) is re-estimated to cost $ 430 million, the Ministry of Finance said.

The Tashkent region governor, Shukurullo Boboyev has been elected as the member of the Uzbek Senate, the press service of the Central Election Commission said.

The Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), Petko Draganov is paying a visit to Uzbekistan.

On January 21, the Collegium of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry held its extended meeting. At the meeting, chaired by Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, was comprehensively analyzed the activity of the central apparatus of the Foreign Ministry and foreign missions in the light of the tasks set by the President Shavkat Mirziyoev at the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on socio-economic development in 2016 and the priority areas of economic program for 2017.