Toshkent Shahar Suv Taminoti (government entity responsible for cold, hot water sewer system for Tashkent city) unveiled plans to increase prices for cold water and sewer services in Tashkent.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed “serious concern about the escalation of the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which has led to numerous casualties among civilians and has significantly complicated the situation throughout the Middle East.”

The Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, commented on the launch of gas supplies to Uzbekistan from Russia via Kazakhstan.

Uzbek government delegation visited the Chinese city of Hangzhou on Sunday. Meeting of government delegations led by Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov and Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang took place at the Hangzhou Huaxia state residence.

The presidents of Uzbekistan and Russia agreed on the swift preparation of an agreement on social guarantees for Uzbek labor migrants in Russia.

Following the talks, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a Joint Statement on expanding comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance ties.

Amid complaints against the Russian ride-hailing, delivery service, the tax authority demanded that the company get registered in Uzbekistan, pay fixed taxes and start issuing receipts. Failure to do so before December 1, Yandex Go may be blocked in Uzbekistan.

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev, together with the presidents of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Russia Vladimir Putin, launched the supply of Russian natural gas to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan on October 7 in Moscow.

The presidents of Uzbekistan and Russia reiterated their determination to further strengthen bilateral wide-scale cooperation, the presidential press service said.

Minsitry of Cilture will spend 488 million soums, US$ 40 thousand for designing a website dedicated to artists holding state awards in Uzbekistan. This is stipulated in the Sep 15 executive order of the Minister of Culture Ozodbek Nazarbekov, which was posted on the E-Qaror portal on October 3.

As part of his official visit to the Russian Federation, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Tatarstan’s industrial exhibition, which opened at the Kazan Expo center in the city of Kazan.

Uzbekistan and Russia are vowing to set up a joint strategic development center, TASS said referring to the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Dmitry Volvach. In particular in 2024, it is planned to launch a new platform for the introduction of SMEs development practices.

On November 12-17, Tashkent will host the annual convention meeting of the World Boxing Council (WBC). The conference will be attended by the most famous stars of the professional boxing history Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Amir Iqbal Khan, Konstantin Tszyu, which was confirmed by Umid Yaqubov, Chairman of the Professional Boxing Federation of Uzbekistan.

Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khojaev, Russian Deputy PM/Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and president of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov attended the III Forum of Interprovincial Cooperation between Uzbekistan and Russia, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade reported.

The Summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will be held on October 13 in Bishkek under the chairmanship of the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadir Japarov.

The German government is negotiating with Uzbekistan, Georgia, Moldova, Kenya, Colombia and Kyrgyzstan on a migration partnership that would provide for the swift return of illegal migrants to their homeland, Deutsche Welle reported, citing an official of the Ministry of the Interior.

Kazakhstan will begin transit of Russian gas to Uzbekistan only at the end of October, and not from October 1, as previously planned. Kazakh Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliev said on Wednesday, Vlast.kz reported.

On September 27, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan reported. The will take effect on January 1, 2024.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation on October 5-7, the presidential press service said today.

The ceremony for Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s Anti-Corruption Excellence award will take place at the end of this year in Tashkent. This was announced by the president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov.