The draft State Program for 2023 provides for bringing the share of governmental services provided through the Governmental Services Centre (GSC) and the my.gov.uz portal to 73%, and reducing fees. All services related to the allocation of subsidies from the budget to individuals and legal entities shall be provided through a single portal.

The Republican Center of Hydrometeorology announced the Tashkent weather forecast for February 8, Wednesday. The Tashkent weather will be uncertain, with rain in the afternoon and westward 5-10 m/s wind, which may increase to 15-17 m/s. The temperature will be 4-6 degrees warm at night and 12-14 degrees warm during the daytime.

On February 10-11, Samarkand will host the Travel Bazaar 2023 tourism forum with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the ministry said.

Speed limit is expected to be reduced from 70 to 60 km/h not only in cities, but also in all settlements from June 1, 2023. This is included in the draft state program.

Slovenian government delegation led by Deputy PM/ Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon will land in Uzbekistan on a visit on Tuesday.

One Uzbek national died in the province of Malatya as a result of the powerful earthquake in Turkey, with four people declared missing, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

The Traffic Safety Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs set the goal of reducing the number of road accidents in the country and deaths in them by 15% in 2023. This was discussed at a meeting chaired by the department chief, Deputy Interior Minister Bekmurod Abdullayev.

Officials of the Uzbek Embassy in Spain met with the head of the international department of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jaime Montalvo, Dunyo reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today spoke to the leader of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the telephone, the presidential press service said in a statement.

Uzbekistan will send humanitarian aid to Turkiye for victims of the earthquake and a group of rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations to help eliminate the consequences of the natural disaster. The relevant order was signed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

Russians travelled abroad 24.3 million times in 2022, with arrivals to Uzbekistan increasing by 99% during the year, Novaya Gazeta. Europe reported citing data of the Russian FSB.

On Monday and Tuesday, the territory of Uzbekistan will be under the influence of a warm air mass, Uzhydromet reported. no precipitation is expected for the most of the country, only on February 6 in the south of the country, on February 7 in the provinces of Fergana Valley, light rain is possible. The air temperature on February 7 will +10…+15 degrees Celsius, in some places up to +18 degrees.

Uzbek Ambassador hosted the General Director of the Spanish travel firm Unincoming Tour SL, Deputy Head of the Spanish-Uzbek trade and investment house Silkway SL in Valencia, Oscar Lazo.

The Republican Center of Hydrometeorology announced the weather forecast for Tashkent on February 7, Tuesday. The Tashkent city weather is changeable, with no precipitation expected. The wind blows from the east at a speed of 3-8 m/s. The temperature will be +2,+4 degrees Celsius warmer at night and +14,+16 degrees during the day.

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó will visit Uzbekistan on February 9, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Galaba-Khairatan railway line to Afghanistan will be opened after the signing of a deal between the Sogdiana trans and the Afghan railway authority, the Uzbekistan Railways said.

In 2022, the US Embassy in Tashkent refused to issue B category visas (tourist and business visas) to 47.04% of Uzbek nationals, the United States Department of State said in a report.

Tashkent will host the 2022 Women Saber World Cup at the Palace of Gymnastic Sports from February 10 to 12, the Uzbekistan Fencing Federation said.

1.3 MW PV plant was commissioned at Syrdarya thermal power plant, the press service of the Ministry of Energy said in a statement.

Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov today February 3 made remarks at the meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in a wider format (i.e. including observer-countries) in Almaty in Kazakhstan.