Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan will expedite the implementation of Kambarata HPP-1 and China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway projects. Talks were held on January 11 between the Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov and the Minister of Economy and Commerce of Kyrgyzstan Daniyar Amangeldiyev.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will attend the online Voice of the Global South Summit.

1 million local and foreign tourists visited Samarkand's Registan square last year. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the service in the square’s facilities is organized at a high level. 

Former Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov got a new role. By Dec 30. presidential decree, Vladimir Norov was appointed director of the International Institute of Central Asia (IICA).

40 foreign technology and internet firms had been registered in Uzbekistan as of December 1, 2022. According to the State Tax Committee, their number has doubled in 2 years.

Sardor Sadullaev Ismatullo Ugly, 29, resident of Buraevo village, a mercenary of Wagner group, died in the occupied Donbass. The farewell ceremony took place on January 7 in Buraevo village, chief of the Buraev district administration, Rushan Garayev said on his VKontakte page.

Cabinet of Ministers issued amendments to the resolution “On measures to simplify the procedure for registering foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Uzbekistan” due to the improvement of legislation for providing foreign citizens the right to obtain a residence permit in Uzbekistan.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov received the Russian ambassador Oleg Malginov, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan and Germany have identified ways to expand mutual cooperation. Bilateral documents were signed at the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade in the presence of First Deputy Minister of Investments Laziz Qudratov and German Ambassador Tilo Klinner.

Today, on January 10, Uzbekistan Airways, after a three-year hiatus, will resume the Tashkent to Beijing flight, the company said. Reportedly, regular flights from Tashkent to the Chinese capital had been temporarily suspended with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Acting Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the Ambassador of Azerbaijan Huseyn Guliev, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

The mayor of Tashkent Jahongir Ortiqhodjaev approved a roadmap to expedite the implementation of the agreements reached during the recent visit of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Hungary. The roadmap was adopted to fulfill the order of the Presidential Administration dated December 23.

Dara village in Nurata district of Navoi province, is turning into a tourist village. According to the Ministry of Tourism, a scope of works is currently being carried out by Navoi province department of tourism and cultural heritage. In particular, 3 family guest houses, 5 gastronomic houses, 2 old houses and a house-museum where old items are stored, as well as 2 craft workshops began to function in Dara village.

Bakhtiyor Fozilov, the majority owner of Eriell Group, Enter Engineering and several other businesses purchased the government-owned stake of Termiz-based Surkhan FC at nominal value (balance sheet).

Senators reviewed draft amendments to some legal documents due to the adoption of the main tax and budget policies for 2023. According to the proposed amendments, relevant amendments are to be introduced to the current Customs and Tax Codes, the Investments and Investment Activities Law.

New personnel appointments took place in the presidential administration. Reportedly, Ulugbek Ibodinov has become a lead consultant to the speechwriter service for the presidential administration.

First Deputy Foreign Minister Furqat Siddikov hosted the Turkish Ambassador Olgan Bekar. The parties discussed the Uzbek-Turkish strategic partnership ties and exchanged opinions on the ways to further advance cooperation within international organizations.

At a press briefing, the chief of the Transport Department of Samarkand province Akobir Ashurov provided information on steps aimed at developing the transport and communal services and public transport infrastructure.

On Friday in Bishkek, the Ministers of Energy of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan signed a roadmap for the construction of the Kambarata HPP-1 on the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan, which will become the largest hydroelectric power plant in the region. This was reported by the ministries of energy of the three countries.

Uzbekistan is ranked as the 62th strongest army in the world out of the 145 countries considered in the annual Global Firepower 2023 Military Strength Ranking. In the 2022 ranking, Uzbekistan took 55nd place.