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Theresa Maria Ribeiro, representative of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Freedom of Media landed in Uzbekistan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was in Boysun district of Surkhondarya province and got acquainted with the progress of 25th Anniversary of Independence Gas-Chemical Complex project.

Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan on Wednesday agreed to form a technical joint group to pave ways for boosting trade and resolving all transit issues.

One of the major programs of the European Union in Uzbekistan - the Border Management Assistance Program in Central Asia (BOMCA) and the Central Asia Drug Prevention Program (CADAP) - celebrated their 20th anniversary.

The consumer confidence index of Uzbek citizens in October shows growth for the third month in a row. It increased by three indicators and amounted to 134.4 points, thereby indicating a high level of positivity among the population.

Environmental degradation and its negative impact on agriculture and the lives of the local population became the main topic of discussion at the round table, held with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan Ravshan Usmonov (replacing Said Rustamov) started his posting in London, UK,  Dunyo reported.

The cause of poisoning of children in Namangan was the high dose of iodine, as announced the Minister of Health Amrillo Inoyatov during a meeting of the Legislative Chamber.

Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change Aziz Abdukhakimov met with the Director at the Urban Development and Water Division, South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on the sidelines of the 21st session of the UN Committee to Combat Desertification and Drought.

Uzbekistan was ranked 93rd out of 113 countries in English language proficiency, ahead of Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, but lags behind Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan, according to the English Proficiency Index 2023 prepared by Sweden-based international education company Education First widely cited by BBC, CNN and Forbes.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber were not satisfied with the response of Deputy prime minister Achilbay Ramatov to a parliamentary inquiry about the progress of installing high-end technologies in terms of road safety.

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan plan to export green energy to Europe, the Kazakh Ministry of Energy said today. Reportedly, the countries agreed to prepare technical specifications and set up a joint venture for the green energy exports.

The number of students from Uzbekistan studying in the United States surpassed 1,000 last year – a new record and an increase of 72.6 percent from the previous academic year, according to the 2023 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange released today.  

On November 8, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on the 550 MW combined cycle power plant project in Jizzakh province.

The 44th session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council is being held in Geneva from November 6 to 17, 2023, Dunyo news agency reported.

It is proposed to reduce criminal conviction for offences of low social risk. Draft amendments to the Code of Administrative Responsibility in connection with the improvement of liability for offenses against property" was posted for public input.

Tree fell on a Nexia-3 car in Yangikhayot district of Tashkent on November 12, the Milliy TV channel reported. Paramedics who arrived at the scene diagnosed the passenger in the back seat of the car with an open head injury.

Shaykhantakhur district criminal court of Tashkent city sentenced a 24-year-old student who was found guilty of the premeditated murder of her partner, a 38-year-old Chinese national, Milliy channel reported.

Presidential decree has been drafted aimed at broad involvement of individuals in small and medium-sized businesses. The draft provides for a number of important points:

Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov addressed the joint Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the League of Arab States (LAS) on November 11 in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.