Japan donated more than 270.6 thousand US dollars to Uzbekistan as part of the government program to small-scale social projects.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent a congratulatory message to the Chairman of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping on the successful holding of the XX Congress of the Communist Party of China and his re-election to the post of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party.

The Termez International Airport will be closed until December 25. Flights from and to Termez International Airport will be diverted to Karshi International Airport.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the Private Sector Extension Support Program, which will provide support to agriculture extension and advisory service providers in Uzbekistan. The program will provide up to 200 million soums in training and equipment to each finalist to help extension providers meet the growing needs of agribusinesses. Agricultural extension and advisory services support the transfer and dissemination of agricultural technologies and best practices among farmers and agribusinesses.

Explosion occurred on October 22, at 4:55 a.m. at the warehouse of the Ministry of Defense in Malik village of Syrdarya province, the Ministry of Defense said.

The Consulate General of Uzbekistan held an online presentation on Uzbekistan’s tourism potential for representatives of the Russian Krasnoyarsk region, Tyva and Khakassia tour companies, Dunyo reported.

Partly cloudy and moderately warm, weather without precipitation is expected on the territory of Uzbekistan on Friday. During the day, the air temperature will rise to +23…+25 degrees, which is slightly above the norm, the Uzhydromet reported.

The Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamahmudov held talks with a delegation led by the Deputy Secretary of Commerce Maris Lago on Friday.

The Foreign Minister, Vladimir Norov, who is visiting Dushanbe, met with Teri Khakala, the Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia.

19 October 2022: Today the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly with the Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the role of women in society, gender equality and family, the Committee on Women and Gender Equality of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis and State Customs Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan launched a Gender Equality Seal for Public Institutions (GES for PI) programme to promote women empowerment and gender equality among government agencies in Uzbekistan.

Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, following the talks in Ashgabat on Friday, signed a Declaration on Deepening Strategic partnership. This was reported by the press service of the President of Uzbekistan.

As part of the visit to Turkmenistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with Serdar Berdimuhamedov head-to-head on October 21. The two leaders discussed the ways to further deepen bilateral ties based on centuries-old ties of friendship and good neighborliness between fraternal peoples and the expansion of cooperation in political, trade, economic, energy, transport and logistics, water, agriculture and other areas.

The IX Tashkent International Biennale of Contemporary Art will kick off on October 24 to last through October 28. It will bring together artists from 35 countries who will showcase projects in the areas of modern art and contemporary art. The organizers, represented by the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan, include painting, graphics and sculpture to the first one, installations, video and photo art, and conceptual art to the second.

Officers of Tashkent-AERO specialized customs complex thwarted an attempt to illegally export historical gold coins from the reign of Russian Emperor Nicholas II.

On October 19, the Ministries of Defense of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan signed a plan of bilateral cooperation for 2023 in Baku. The document was signed at the meeting of the Uzbek Minister of Defense Bakhodir Kurbanov and his Azerbaijan counterpart Zakir Khasanov.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) donated two state-of-the-art, ultra-portable Delft Light X-ray machines to the Ministry of Health for the Tashkent Region Health Department in a ceremony held during the International Tuberculosis Conference in Tashkent today. The X-ray machines will enable TB screening services to reach communities living in remote areas and will improve health for the most vulnerable citizens in Uzbekistan.

Deputy PM/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Jamshid Khojaev met with US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Marisa Lago. The parties discussed the ways to expand investment cooperation and reached an agreement to expedite the process of signing a bilateral investment agreement, to activate cooperation in attracting US companies and financial institutions to the implementation of joint projects in the mining, chemical and petrochemical industries, agriculture, textile industry and other sectors in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan Ambassador to India Dilshod Ahadov met with the senior executives of CfBT Education Service and Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge in Hyderabad and discussed prospects for cooperation.

Termez International Airport will be temporarily closed From November 1 to December 25 due to the preparation for commissioning of a new complex, Uzbekistan Airports said.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Special Representative of the European Union (EU) for Central Asia, Terhi Hakala.