Thursday, 03, July, 2025

National

President"s Draft Raising Teachers’ Social Status in Public Education System Decree has been published on the portal for discussion of draft legal acts.

The State Security Service of Uzbekistan (DXX) issued a statement on the reasons of arrest of Zokir Aliyev, who arrived from the United States.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation Saturday.

The Uzbek Ministry of Internal Affairs has placed Gafur-Arslanbek Rakhimov to its most wanted list. The president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) is suspected of extortion, money laundering and forgery of documents.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the construction site of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Tashkent Friday, on the day of Eid al-Fitr holiday, the presidential press service reported.

A new international arrivals terminal was inaugurated at the Islam Karimov airport Friday, with first passengers arriving at noon from Seoul.

Women’s Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development of France (ACTED) launched a project to strengthen the role of women by protecting their rights and increasing their labor activity in Uzbekistan. The project is implemented with the financial support of the European Union.

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Uzbekistan, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education and the National University of Uzbekistan launched a new programme to expand and professionalize the training of social workers in the country.

The Silk Road International Tourism University will open in Samarkand as of the 2018-2019 academic year, the Committee for Tourism Development said in a statement.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting in Oltiariq ditrict during his Fergana trip. During which he notable criticized the fact that the Fergana province is lagging far behind the country average in terms of production of industrial goods, agricultural products, services sector, goods per capita and other areas.

Prominent religious figure, Tashkent’s chief imam khatib, Anvar Qori Tursunov passed away today early in the morning, UzA reported. Information was confirmed by the Health Ministry and the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan.

On the occasion of the sacred Eid al-Fitr holiday and in line with clause 23 of article 93 of the Uzbek Constitution President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday signed the Pardoning of a Group of Persons Serving Prison Sentences, Who Demonstrated Sincere Repentance and Have Chosen the Right Path Decree. 

Alexander Lukashenko will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on September 12-14, the chairman of the Council of the Republic of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich today told a delegation of Uzbek parliamentarians in Minsk led by Senate chairman Nigmatulla yuldashev, BelaPAN said.

Uzbek Defense Minister, Major-General Abdusalom Azizov today hosted the military delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic led by the Army Chief of the General Staff, Major-General Raimberdi Duishenbiev.

Today the Uzbek Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting with the EU delegation including Special Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian and Special Envoy for Afghanistan Roland Kobia, the ministry said in a statement.

Protection of Victims, Witnesses and Other Participants to Criminal Proceeding Bill has been posted on the draft legal acts discussion portal.

Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted Monday the visiting OSCE delegation led by Secretary-General Thomas Greminger, the ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Celebration of Eid al-Fitr Decree Monday in line with which June 15-17 are announced as the public holiday in Uzbekistan.

High level representatives of all five Central Asian (CA) countries, the European Union (EU), International Financial Institutions (IFIs), international and regional organizations, and NGOs gathered for the 8th meeting of the EU-CA Working Group on Environment and Climate Change (WGECC) on 7-8 June 2018 in Tashkent to discuss the progress in cooperation on environment, climate change and water. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Mr Massimo Cozzone from Italy, the coordinating EU country for the process.

The delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), led by Secretary-General Thomas Greminger is arriving today in Uzbekistan to attend in the International Conference on the Role of Youth in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization Leading to Terrorism, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.