The Uzbek Embassy to the UAE hosted a meeting with Saud Abdulaziz Al-Hosani, Deputy chief of Department of Culture and Tourism of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Dunyo reported.

The Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting with Austrian ambassador (stationed in Vienna) Allois Kraut, Dunyo reported. The sides discussed the ways to advance bilateral ties and planned joint activities in the near future and reached an agreement on the development of the next round of political consultations between the Foreign Ministries and the 8th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in 2023.

Currently, Kazakhstan is providing 90% of grain imports to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. However, Russia vows to actively enter these markets, announced the chief of the Russian Union of Grain Exporters, Eduard Zernin, in his remarks at the Caspian & Central Asia Grain Forum, which was held this week in Tashkent, Eldala reported.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will start a three-day trip to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan on October 30. She will be accompanied by a delegation in the energy and infrastructure sector businesses.

On October 28, Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov hosted the SG of Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Baghdad Amreev. The parties discussed the current state and prospects of multifaceted cooperation between Uzbekistan and the OTS and commended the positive trend in in the ties between Uzbekistan and the OTS in the trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian area.

On October 28, Astana hosted a regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

On October 28, 2022, a meeting took place in Tashkent between Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Mr. Charles Michel, President of the European Council.

On October 27, President of the European Council Charles Michel arrived in Uzbekistan. Today, on October 28 in the morning, the honorable guest visited the New Uzbekistan park and laid flowers at the foot of the Independence Monument.

The 16th meeting of Uzbekistan-Japan and Japan-Uzbekistan committees on economic cooperation, which is an effective mechanism for developing partnership relations with leading Japanese companies, took place in Tashkent.

The Migration and Citizenship Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on how many Russian citizens have entered Uzbekistan in recent months.

On the sidelines of the Central Asia-EU Summit, Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Thursday.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the meeting of the Central Asian leaders and the President of the European Council Charles Michel in Astana. The parties discussed the prospects for advancing the political dialogue, the expansion of interregional cooperation, the intensification of trade and economic cooperation and cultural and humanitarian exchanges.

The State Committee for Defense Industry of Uzbekistan issued a statement in which it “categorically denied reports circulated in some media that Uzbekistan hostd a site for production (assembly) of Iranian attack drones used in hostilities in Ukraine.”

Former Karshi city mayor Jamshid Fozilov was detained in a nespecially large scale embezzlement case, by the press service of the Kashkadarya province prosecutor's office.

An interview with a Russian-Israeli businessman, former top manager of Yukos oil company, Leonid Nevzlin, was uploaded on Visiting Gordon YouTube channel owned by the journalist Dmitry Gordon.

According to the relevant presidential decree, flights will be restored at Shakhrisabz and Sariasiya airports, as well as flights to Zaamin will be launched. While, it is planned to boost the tourism potential of Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya and Jizzakh provinces.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has prepared a draft resolution amending the Cabinet of Ministers’ Measures to simplify the procedure for registering foreign citizens and stateless persons in Uzbekistan Resolution.

On October 27, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to Astana to attend the maiden Central Asia-European Union summit.

The Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov met with the Prime Minister of Korea Republic Han Duck-soo during his visit to Seoul to attend the 15th Central Asia-Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum.

Officers of the Khorezm province Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Security Service arrested the deputy mayor of Urgench district on charges of bribery, the Department reported.