Tashkent to Volgograd passenger train service will be launched on June 25, Uzbekistan Railways reported. the Tashkent to Volgograd service will depart from the Tashkent-Central railway station on Saturdays at 23:58, arrival at the Volgograd railway station is scheduled for Tuesday at 09:56.

In the coming years, Uzbekistan intends to achieve generation of renewable energy sources (RES) to over 8 GW, Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov said at the second regional summit on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Almaty.

Abdulaziz Kamilov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council under the President in charge of Foreign Policy and Security Affairs, has also been appointed as Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan for Foreign Policy Issues. The decree was signed by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the presidential spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

U.S. Ambassador Rosenblum visited Tashkent's IT Park on June 9. ICT Minister Shermatov spoke about the government’s goal to turn Uzbekistan into a regional IT hub and expressed hope that U.S. IT companies would open regional offices at the park.

503.6 thousand foreigners visited Uzbekistan for tourism purposes in May 2022, the State Statistics Committee said in a report on Tuesday.

In many ways, Tashkent remains the most corrupt area in Uzbekistan. This was announced on June 14 at a meeting of the capital's Anti-Corruption Council by the director of the Anti-Corruption Agency Akmal Burkhanov.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued a Resolution approving the Regulation on procedure for interaction of local non-governmental non-profit organizations with government bodies in the implementation of international grant projects.

Traffic accident occurred in Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan involving several cars on the night of June 15, including a bus carrying citizens of Uzbekistan.

The Commander of the Central Commander of the United States General Michael E. Kurilla Visits Uzbekistan. He shared his thoughts: "Today, I had a great series of engagements here in Tashkent, with President Mirziyoyev, Secretary of the National Security Council Makhmudov, General Lieutenant Qurbonov, General Major Khalmuhamedov, and the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. These were important, high-level discussions regarding the major topics of concern for both militaries.  

Russian President Putin will attend the SCO and CIS summits in autumn, announced the Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov to journalists on Tuesday, TASS reported.

On behalf of the Government of Uzbekistan allow me to sincerely congratulate Switzerland, Kazakhstan and WTO Secretariat for the excellent organization of the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC12).

The Senate at the 27th plenary session approved amendments providing for the introduction of administrative liability for violation of legislation on the openness of state bodies.

A joint communique was signed in New York on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and Antigua and Barbuda.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev set the goal of establishing the running of modern high-speed electric trains from Tashkent to Khodjikent, Bekabad and Angren in the Tashkent province, the presidential press service said.

Delegation of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) arrived in Uzbekistan today.

On June 13, Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted a delegation headed by the Commander of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, General Michael Kurilla, the presidential press service said.

UK Minister of Exports Mike Freer visited Uzbekistan last week. According to the UK Embassy in Tashkent, this was the first visit of a UK trade secretary to Uzbekistan. A delegation of UK business arrived with the Minister, including top managers of the London Stock Exchange, Standard Chartered Bank, Arup and The CityUK.

On June 12, a resident of Langar village, Chirakchi district, Kashkadarya province, applied to the provincial emergency department. He said that at about 13:30 he was digging up the earth in his field, and at that time his six-year-old son fell into a waterless artesian well with a diameter of 200 mm.

Uzbekistan is discussing with the Russian corporation Rosatom the optimization of the cost of nuclear power plant, the Deputy Minister of Energy Sherzod Khodjaev said at a press briefing.

Officials proposed to change the schedule in Tashkent's 17 universities and almost 90 schools, as well as the opening hours of major organizations located along the metro line, in order to reduce car traffic on streets.