On the sidelines of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan Samarkand today hosted the second informal meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries of the regional Quartet - China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan, dedicated to the Afghan problem.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the regular meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's neighboring countries, the presidential press service said.

The United States imposed sanctions against the Uzbek cement plant Akhangarancement and Akkermann Cement CA, the company founded by an entity owned by Alisher Usmanov's USM holding, the US Treasury Department said.

Global Biodiversity Framework Early Action Support (GBF-EAS) initiative was launched on 12 April 2023 in Central Ecopark of Tashkent. This initiative is a new joint endeavor of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) funded by Global Environmental Facility (GEF).

Tashkent will host the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series from April 14 to 16, the National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan said today.

Uzbekistan exported ready-made garments (RMG) to 14 countries ,with Russia remaining as the top destination for Uzbekistan RMG exports on over 47%.

According to the Uzhydromet, tomorrow, on April 13, the temperature will surpass 37 degrees celsius in Karakalpakstan, as well as in Navoi, Bukhara, Khorezm, Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya provinces.

On April 12-13, the first meeting of the Central Asian-Indian Joint Working Group on the joint use of the infrastructure of the Chabahar seaport (Iran) will take place in Mumbai, Dunyo reported.

Case of the former chief of Khorezm provincial department of justice and the former head of the provincial department for emergency situations will be considered in Tashkent city.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang will attend the fourth ministerial conference of Afghanistan's neighboring countries in Uzbekistan.

First sweet cherry has ripened on April 10 in one of the households of Yangarik village of Termez district of Surkhandarya province, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement.

Uzbek and Kyrgyz experts have commenced the restoration of the underground gas storage facility in Sokh region for its joint use, the press service of Uztransgaz said.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin over the telephone and discussed priority measures aimed at ensuring the upward trend in the two-way trade and the progress of joint projects, the presidential press service said.

World Bank recommended the Uzbekistan authorities raise the retirement age, with Uzbekistan remaining the only former Soviet republic where the retirement age is at 55 for women and 60 for men.

Tashkent City Mayor Shavkat Umurzakov received the Russian ambassador Oleg Malginov on Monday, the Tashkent City Mayor’s office said.

Veterans’ advocacy groups sued the U.S. Department of Defense on Monday seeking records of toxic conditions at an air base in Uzbekistan blamed for causing cancer and other illnesses among American troops who served there in support of the war in Afghanistan.

In January-March 2023, the total amount of cash receipts (cash and through points of sale) topped 140.8 trillion soums, or US$ 12.8 billion, recording a 37.0% increase to the same period in 2022, the Central Bank said in the Brief Review of Cash Circulation report.

Microsoft Corporation will open a multi-regional hub in Kazakhstan for Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Mongolia and Pakistan, Orda with reference to the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan said.

The flow of parallel imports to Russia, which in 2022 surpassed $20 billion, has led to a shortage of warehouse capacities in the CIS countries. In Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, there are virtually no free spaces; in Belarus, the vacancy rate in logoparks does not exceed 2.8% out of 1.6 million sqms of finished facilities, and in Uzbekistan - 4.5% of 207 thousand sqms.

On Monday, with the passage of the atmospheric front in the central and eastern provinces, it will rain in the Tashkent province and the provinces of the Fergana Valley - heavy in places, hail is possible in some areas, Uzhydromet reported.