Forum of officials of the SCO member states, observers and partners, kicked off, which is dedicated to reducing poverty and ensuring a decent life for people In the Chinese city of Yanlin.

Fourth meeting of the Special Envoys for Afghanistan of the European Union and Central Asian countries took place in Ashgabat on May 26.

On May 28, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a telephone conversation congratulated the President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan  on his convincing, historic victory in the presidential elections on the eve, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan has not removed the nuclear plant project from the table, and at the same time studies the achievements in the field of small nuclear reactors, the Minister of Energy Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov told to Energy Intelligence in an interview.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Chief executive officer of Air Products. The parties considered the ways to further expand cooperation with Air Products, which is a global leader in its field, to promote high-tech projects in strategic sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan.

Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov held talks with Tim Reid, Chief Executive of UK Export Finance (UKEF).

Three boys drowned in Zarafshan river in Samarkand province. The body of one of them was found. The other two children are missing. The incident happened on May 25, 2023 at 14:00 in Pakhtachi district of Samarkand province, the spokesman to the General Prosecutor's Office said.

On May 25, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the 30th meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council via conference call. Since 2020, Uzbekistan has been an observer in the Eurasian Economic Union, the members of which are Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia.

On May 24, the Tashkent Metro State Unitary Enterprise and STIE, a company from Singapore, signed an agreement on the development of the Tashkent metro at the Uzbekistan-Singapore business forum in Tashkent. The forum took place as part of the state visit of the President of Singapore, Halimah Yakub.

Gas purifiers failed at Galkynysh gas field in Turkmenistan. A large amount of sulfur-contaminated gas has escaped in the line of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline, which passes through the territory of Uzbekistan, the turkmen.news portal has recently reported citing a source in the Turkmengaz concern.

Ukrainian flag hanging on the balcony of an apartment on the eighth floor of a residential complex in TAshkent' Mirzo-Ulugbek district was removed with the help of special equipment. The owner of the apartment, who was not at home at that time, said that before the incident, he received a call from a police officer. Photos surfaced on social networks showinf the fire truck's ladder being used to take down the flag.

Uzbekistan-Singapore business forum took place in Tashkent on May 24, the main theme of which was raising awareness of participants with competitive advantages and drivers of national economies, as well as establishing new partnership ties between government and businesses of the two countries.

The MTO Gas Chemical Complex (MTO GCC) signed an agreement with the Air Products on the processing of industrial gases with an aim to build a methanol production plant, the MTO chemical complex said.

International rally raid Rally Muynak will be held in Muynak district of Karakalpakstan autonomy from May 25 to 28. According to UzA, about 150 entries on 40 cars, over 20 motorcycles and 10 buggies were confirmed this year.

The Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade (MIIT), Uzbekneftegaz and the US Air Products today signed a $1 billion worth of agreement on development of a production complex for the processing of industrial gases in Kashkadarya province, the MIIT said.

For the first time, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will attend the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council as a guest, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon will also join via conference call, the Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Bill restricting distribution and consumption of alcohol and tobacco products into Law. The Restricting the Distribution and Consumption of Alcoholic and Tobacco Products Law is aimed at protecting the health of individuals, primarily those aged under 21, from the harmful effects of the use of alcohol and tobacco products, associated social and other negative consequences.

The country is still a dominant economic power but its authority is challenged by Western sanctions, the rating agency says. Russia’s economic pull in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) remains strong despite geopolitical tensions and Western sanctions, according to Moody’s. The rating agency, however, noted that growing uncertainty is undermining Moscow’s role as a major diplomatic player and economic hub.

Chief of the Department of Cooperation with European Countries and EU Institutions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oybek Shakhavdinov met with the Ambassador of Sweden (stationed in Stockholm), Tomas Danestad, Dunyo reported.

On Wednesday, May 24, the provisional winner of the tender for construction and operation of a 300 MW solar PV plant in Guzar district of Kashkadarya province was announced, the press service of the Ministry of Energy reported.