Several nationals and companies of Uzbekistan were included in the Ukrainian sanctions list. President Vladimir Zelensky, by his November 23 decree, approved the sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

The European Union's Sanctions Envoy, David O'Sullivan, will land in Tashkent on November 29, the European Union representative Office to Uzbekistan said.

Qatari Power International Holding will invest in projects in Uzbekistan. According to the Tourism committee, the committee chairman, Umid Shodiev hosted the delegation led by the deputy Vice Chairman Maurice Gattas and provided information about tourism opportunities in Uzbekistan.

Light, partly cloudy weather with no precipitation is expected throughout Uzbekistan on Friday and on the weekend, Uzhydromet reported.

4 earthquakes were recorded in Kumkurgan district of Surkhandarya province on November 23, the Seismoprognostic Monitoring Center of the Emergency Situations Ministry reported.

The European Union decided on November 22 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) for the next four years, until December 31, 2027.

The Central Bank set a new exchange rate for foreign currencies to the Uzbek soum from November 24. The US dollar to soum exchange rate at the end of trading on Wednesday increased by 15.95 soums - to a historical maximum of 12304.98. The previous record was on November 9 (12,297.01 soums).

Uzhydromet announced the weather forecast for Tashkent city on November 25-27. The weather will be partly cloudy, with 7-12 m/s eastward wind and no precipitation.. Temperature on November 25 at night will be 3-8°C, and during the day - 15-20°C, on November 26-27 at night - 5-10°C, during the day - 17-22°C.

The Ministry of Energy announced the winner of the tender for a 200 MW wind power plant and a 100 MW per hour electricity storage system in the Karauzyak and Beruni districts of Karakalpakstan on Wednesday.

On November 22, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the Uzbekneftegaz and familiarized himself with the progress of preparation of the Uzbekistan energy system for the winter.

President signed Amendments to some legislative documents in connection with the improvement of pharmaceutical activities. According to the amendments, healthy people can voluntarily participate in clinical trials of a pharmacological agent or drug.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Azerbaijan on November 23-24 on a working visit, the presidential press service said. Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the first summit of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) in Baku.

At the Nov. 21 meeting government, MPs of the Legislative Chamber passed the bill toughening penalties for illegal tree cutting.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi led the first strategic dialogue between the foreign ministries of the two countries.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, has concluded her visit to Uzbekistan which took place from 15 to 17 November, the OSCE said in a statement. 

Climate adaptation and decarbonization of Uzbekistan’s energy-intensive economy could help the country achieve its development goals and improve living standards of its people, says the World Bank Group’s Uzbekistan Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR), released today.

Today, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the president of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, the presidential press service said.

According to the Statistics Agency, in total in January-October 2023, 5.5 million foreign nationals visited Uzbekistan. Goals of trip:

During his visit to Baku, Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov met with Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikail Jabbarov on Tuesday.

According to the statistical agency, in January-October 2023, Uzbekistan’s international trade reached 51 billion US dollars, recording an increase by 10.3 billion US dollars or 25.2% compared to the same period last year.