President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, held head-to-head talks and between the official delegations on Wednesday, the presidential press service said.

1,796 passenger cars worth a total of $31 million were imported to Uzbekistan in January 2025, the State Customs Committee said in a report.

Manufacturing of cement, asbestos, ferrous and non-ferrous metals will be banned in provincial centers from May 1, 2025, the UzA said. This move is reportedly aimed at improving air quality in the country.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree appointing Botir Kudratkhodjaev as the Minister of Emergency Situations replacing Abdulla Kuldashev, the presidential spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

With the support of the Uzbek embassy, ​​officials of the Migration Agency and the Consular and Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs landed in Kuwait Tuesday.

Penalty points to drivers shall only be given violation sheets drawn up by traffic policemen, said today at a press conference the Deputy chief of National traffic police department, Erali Bozorov.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today landed in Tashkent on an official visit. At the Tashkent airport, the high-ranking guest was welcomed by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and other officials.

The Arnasay district criminal court of the Jizzakh province issued a verdict on February 24 against the former MP and blogger Kabul Dusov, the press service of the Supreme Court said.

The leaders of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan will convene for their first-ever trilateral summit in Khujand, Tajikistan. 

Today, the president Mirziyoyev hosted the Omani Foreign Minister, Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi. At the beginning of the meeting, the minister conveyed to Shavkat Mirziyoyev the warm greetings and a letter from Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif will land in  Uzbekistan for an official visit on February 25-26, the presidential press service said.

The total number of teachers in Uzbek secondary schools was brought to 564.9 thousand at the start of the 2024/2025 academic year, the Statistics Agency said in a report today.

The Anti-Trust Committee opened over 400 cases in 2024 against economic entities that violated the anti-trust laws. As a result, over 200 thousand individuals will get compensation totaling about 50 billion soums.

Senators reviewed the amendments to Article 244 of the Criminal Code, which stipulates criminal liability for organizing, participation in mass riots, and public incitement to violence against individuals.

Uzgidromet posted weather forecast for Tashkent city during the business week. There will be light rain on Monday afternoon, with rain turning to snow on February 25-28.

Uzbekistan and the Taliban movement have agreed to cut the price of to 500 kilovolts of power transmission project from Uzbekistan to Dashti Alwan in Afghanistan from $252 million to $222 million.

Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar met with Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev during a two-day visit to Tashkent on Saturday.

Uzbekistan has put forward its candidacy for non-permanent membership in the UN Security Council for 2035-2036. The Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the UN/Ambassador Ulugbek Lapasov addressed the meeting of the UN Security Council devoted to multilateralism and reforming global governance institutions and held under the chairmanship of China.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov spoke to the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio over the telephone today.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to Uzbekistan observes ‘Martyrs’ Day 'and ' International Mother Language Day’ in a befitting manner today (21 February 2025) by organizing various programmes and events.