The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has initiated a probe in connection with the death of 18 children in Uzbekistan allegedly linked to a cough syrup manufactured by an Indian firm, official sources said on Thursday.

Bill on approval of the Water Code aimed at regulating water-related relations was announced. The main proposed goals of the Code are:

The Senate at the 36th plenary session on Tuesday approved a new version of the Restricting the distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products Bill. The Bill was passed by the Legislative Chamber on 25 October. The bill specifies in detail and significantly expands the list of public places where the use of these products is prohibited.

Kyrgyzstan may allow Uzbeks to stay in the country for 30 days without registration. This was proposed by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.

President’s draft Approval of an international treaty Decree has been published. The draft Decree was developed in order to implement the domestic procedures necessary for the entry into force of the agreement on the introduction of a simplified customs corridor between the governments of the member states of the Organization of Turkic States, signed in Samarkand on November 11, 2022.

The Senate at the 36th plenary session on Tuesday approved a new version of the Restricting the distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products Bill. The Bill was passed by the Legislative Chamber on 25 October.

Uzbekistan delegation, led by the director of the National Narcotics Control Information and Analysis Center under the Cabinet of Ministers, attended the Vienna meeting of the advisory group of the Paris Pact Initiative, the most important structure for combating the illegal circulation of Afghan opiates in Afghanistan, and the session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (UNODC).

Negotiations were held between the Deputy PM Jamshid Khodjaev and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif as part of the visit of the Uzbekistan government delegation to Pakistan on Tuesday.

The State Security Service announced the launch of a criminal case into the death of 18 children who took Doc-1 Max syrup manufactured by the Indian company Marion Biotech.

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered the participants of the informal summit of the CIS countries rings with the symbols of the Commonwealth on Tuesday.

Today, the Foreign minister Vladimir Norov hosted the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Uzbekistan Hassan Hamza Asad Hashem.

Export of IT services by Uzbekistan firms will top US$ 100 million in 2022 announced the Information Technologies and Communications Development Minister Sherzod Shermatov, Dunyo reported.

Turkish company ŞA-RA ENERJĪ Īnşaat, Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş. was awarded the contract for the construction of a 213 km 220 kV transmission line with a proposed cost of $31.89 million.

Discover Invest, which is said to be connected to the Tashkent mayor Jahongir Ortiqkhojaev, was awarded yet another major government contract. The second company selected as the reserve winner in the tender is Mimar Group, which is also no stranger to the mayor.

Draft Approval of Temporary Procedure for Collection, Storage, Processing and Exchange of Biographical and Biometric Data of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons Crossing the State Border of Uzbekistan Resolution has been published for public input.

Open trial in a criminal case against 45 defendants, including the former mayor and prosecutor of Andijan ended in the Ferghana province criminal court on December 26, the Supreme Court reported. The trial, which began on July 18, lasted 5.5 months.

Uzbekistan and Russia are discussing increasing the volume of gas supplies to Uzbekistan. Also, Russian gas can be delivered to Afghanistan through Uzbekistan.

The Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov held a meeting with the Minister of the Environment of Japan Akihiro Nishimura as part of his visit to Tokyo on December 23, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry reported.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev lands in St. Petersburg. At the Pulkovo airport he was welcomed by the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov and other officials.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ghairat Fozilov hosted Ambassador of Poland Radosław Tomasz Gruk. The parties discussed the current state of bilateral ties and the ways to advance them and exchanged detailed views on the practical aspects of the previously reached agreements.