Russia is continuing the search for new markets for its natural gas, after the most European refused to buy it. In less than a month, from March 1, Russia may start supplying gas to Uzbekistan.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the Ukrainian Ambassador Mykola Doroshenko on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Uzbek polyethylene is being exported to the developed countries of Europe and China. According to the Statistics Agency, in 2022, Uzbekistan exported 267,700 tons of polyethylene to 21 foreign countries worth a total of $267.5 million.

On January 31, the President Mirziyoyev signed a decree on improving governing the equipping the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan and the defense industry.

Experts from the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research (IFMR) studied the most important outcomes of the reforms implemented in Uzbekistan’s industry in recent years.

Uzbekistan climbed 1 place to rank 149th out of 167 in the Democracy Index 2022, This was claimed in the Economist Intelligence Units Democracy Index 2022 released on Thursday.

Starting from the spring-summer of 2023, Uzbekistan Airways will increase the number of flights to the Russian cities from Tashkent in two new destinations at once.

Uzbek Ambassador to the US Javlon Vakhabov met with the co-chairs and members of the Uzbekistan Caucus, Congressmen Trent Kelly (Mississippi), Vicente Gonzalez (Texas) and Dom Bacon (Nebraska) in the House of Representatives.

Uzbekistan plans to reopen Sokh underground gas storage (UGS) facility in Sokh district of Ferghana province (North-Sokh gas storage). President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this at a meeting with residents in Andijan province on Wednesday, UzA said.

The Kazakh airline FlyArystan will resume Almaty to Samarkand direct flights. According to Uzbekistan Airports, the first twice-a-week Almaty-Samarkand flight is scheduled for March 15, 2023 on Airbus A320 on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Experts from the Institute for Forecasting and Macroeconomic Research (IFMR) analyzed the steps taken in 2017-2022 aimed at developing the services market in Uzbekistan and their findings.

Workshop was held in Tashkent on the progress and the development of future steps in the framework of the South Korean EIPP (Economic Innovation Partnership Program) projects on economic and innovative cooperation in Uzbekistan.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed full blocking sanctions against 22 individuals and entities across multiple countries related to a sanctions evasion network supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex.

The President met and talked with Andijan activists. At the meeting, he underscored that along with the economic growth, the improvement of livelihoods of the population, the electricity consumption is increasing day by day.

Buses lanes are planned on a total of Tashkent’s 73 central streets, this was discussed at a government meeting chaired by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Tuesday, the presidential press service said.

Corpse of a 12-year-old girl with traces of rape and murder was found in the Yangikhayot district on January 31. In the summer of 2022, the suspect was doing renovation work at the house of the deceased girl as a hired worker.

The next season of growing desert plants on the dry bottom of the sea kicked off in the former Aral Sea. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, these steps are aimed at preventing the rise of harmful salts and dust from the dry seabed.

Team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has completed a five-day mission to Uzbekistan to review security processes for site evaluation of the first nuclear power plant (NPP).

Government issued Amending the regulation on procedure for registering foreign citizens and stateless persons at the place of temporary residence on the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan Resolution, approved by the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers dated September 28, 2020 No. 593 due to the improvement of the procedure for registering foreign citizens and stateless persons citizenship.

Exports of goods from the European Union that were subjected to delivery restrictions to the Russian Federation, to neighboring six countries, including Uzbekistan, increased by 95%, while their supplies to Russia decreased by 71%.