Thursday, 03, April, 2025

National

The third part of the address of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the anti-corruption meeting on Wednesday was devoted to further actions. He instructed Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov to fire the chiefs of the compliance control teams in 117 ministries and departments.

The Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day was celebrated by the Embassy of India in Tashkent Wednesday. More than 150 people, including Uzbek ITEC alumni and media attended the celebration. 

The second part of the address of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the anti-corruption meeting was all criticizm. “The corruption is the biggest obstacle and barrier to our reform program.” 

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today convened a meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council. As a tradition, he started his address, like all previous speeches, citing achievements in the fight against corruption and digitalization in public procurement, banking, road safety and education.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is at the very moment chairing a meeting of the National Anti-Corruption Council. Updates to follow..

The president approved the Treaty on Comprehensive Partnership in the Field of Migration and Mobility between the Governments of Uzbekistan and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Speed limit margin of error may be raised from 5 to 10 km/h In Uzbekistan. The relevant government bodies were instructed to develop a draft resolution accounting for errors in technical devices and vehicles. Thus, drivers in cities will be allowed to speed up to 70 km/h without risking a fine (60+10), and not up to 65 km/h (60+5).

Urgent meeting took place at the Tashkent police department dedicated to public safety and stabilizing the criminal situation, the press service of the Interior Ministry said. The event was attended by officials of the Presidential Administration, Interior Minister Major General Aziz Tashpulatov, and heads of law enforcement bodies.

Today, a ceremony took place to offer ORCAM devices to visually impaired children. The event was made possible through the cooperation between the Embassy of Israel, MASHAV, the Israeli International Cooperation Program, the Social Protection Agency of Uzbekistan, and the Israeli company ORCAM. The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Israel to Uzbekistan, Gideon Lustig, the First Deputy Director of the Social Protection Agency Usman Sharifkhodjaev, and an executive of the ORCAM Oren Barashi.

The National Agency for Promising Projects (NAPP) and the Tax Committee announced the blocking of the Chinese Temu marketplace in Uzbekistan.

4 more trade corridors are to open in a move to boost the trade volume between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. According to the Kazinform news publication, Uzbek Ambassador Bakhtiyor Ibragimov, who met with entrepreneurs from the Zhetysu region, spoke about the implementation of this plan.

Respect for Women Week will run from March 3 to 10 in Uzbekistan on the ocassion of the International Women's Day - March 8, the Family and Women's Committee said on Sunday.

The Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on March 4-5, the Government Portal said today.

Wolt Uzbekistan has launched its service in the Sergeli district of Tashkent, making delivery even faster and more accessible for more residents of the capital. Expanding the geography of its work, the company continues its mission to create convenience for customers, offering a wide range of restaurants and shops and opening up new opportunities for city residents.

On February 28, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to develop competition and bolster the role of the private sector in the economy Decree.

Iranian Sirang UAV will deliver agricultural drones to Uzbekistan and set up an infrastructure for their maintenance. The relevant agreement was signed during the visit of a delegation from the Uzbekistan Ministry of Agriculture to Iran Saturday.

In February 2025, the inflation in Uzbekistan stood at 0.54%, the Agency of Statistics said in a report. This is higher than the figure for January 2024 (0.32%) and 2022 (0.51%), but lower than the January 2021 inflation (0.64%). In 2023, inflation in January was also at 0.54%.

The president Mirziyoyev signed a decree appointing the Major General Aziz Toshpulatov as the Minister of Internal Affairs, replacing Pulat Bobojonov, who had been in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs since September 2017.

Minister of Investments Laziz Qudratov met with the Minister of Trade of Afghanistan Nuriddin Azizi, who visited the Termez International Trade Center in Surkhandarya province Saturday.

The "Life Sciences Festival" is a large-scale event open to the general public which will take place on April 24 and 25, 2025 at the academic agriculture campus in Tashkent.