Thursday, 28, March, 2024

National

The delegation of the Uzbek Anti-Corruption Agency, which was on a visit to the United States, agreed to hold special training events and improve the skills of Uzbek law enforcement officers and journalists in the fight against corruption.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent a congratulatory message to the President-elect of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron on his victory in the presidential elections, the presidential press service said.

People appealed to the police department stating that they suffered from unprofessional service at the Guangzhou medical clinic, the Tashkent city police department said.

455 electric vehicles were imported in three months, the State Statistics Committee said in a report. Reportedly, in January-March 2022, Uzbekistan imported$ 13.5 million worth of 455 EVs from 9 countries.

On April 22, the fifth Central Asia - Russia ministerial meeting took place via conference call. The event was attended by the Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Russia.

On the eve of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr, a delegation from Uzbekistan visited Chechnya and conveyed to the head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov congratulations from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and a memorable gift - a 3D painting of Poi Kalon Ensemble, the Chechen leader said on his Telegram channel.

The Inspectorate for the Protection of Cultural Heritage under the Cabinet of Ministers and the Agency for Cultural Heritage examined the fund of the State Museum-Reserve "Ichan-Kala", the agency said reported.

Today the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) hosted an event to commemorate Earth Day. U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum and USAID Mission Director Mikaela Meredith joined TSAU Deputy Rector Alisher Khasanov and Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Alisher Shukurov, students and faculty of TSAU to award the winners of the Students’ Environmental Challenge Contest and participate in a tree planting ceremony.

On April 21, at about 11:40 a.m., a man died from a fall from the ninth floor of the International Business Center in Tashkent’s Yunusabad district, the Prosecutor General's Office reported.

The Uzbekistan Embassy in Ukraine relocates back to Kyiv from April 22, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yusup Kabulzhanov said.

Uzbekistan strongly condemns the terrorist attacks committed during the holy month of Ramadan in the cities of Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif and Kunduz, the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Last Friday, a high-level delegation from the United Nations Foundation (UNF), including staff members from U.S. Congressional offices, visited Artel Electronics LLC (Artel), Central Asia’s largest home appliance and electronics manufacturer. Artel is a recent full participant of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and is the only private sector company in Uzbekistan to host the delegation.

Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu hosted a delegation led by Secretary General of the Security Council under the President of Uzbekistan Viktor Makhmudov at the Security and Emergency Coordination Center (GAMER) of the Turkish Interior Ministry in Ankara.

On April 22, the fifth meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will be held via videoconference call, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The State Duma of Russia has ratified an agreement with the government of Uzbekistan on a simplified procedure for staying in Russia, the Russian lower house of parliament said.

Starting from July 1, utility companies are prohibited from requesting from the public, including business entities, a number of information and documents. This is provided for by the President's Decree on the simplification of the provision of governmental services, the reduction of bureaucratic barriers and development of the national system for provision of governmental services dated April 20.

The Ministry of Defense officially commented on footages and photos which surfaced on social networks showing military equipment being transported in railcars.

Due to heavy torrential rains on April 20, mudflows took place in the Bakhmal, Farish, Gallyaaral and Sharaf-Rashidov districts of the Jizzakh province, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

The Khorasan wing of the terrorist organization ISIS-K tried to fire missiles on Uzbekistan, but the shells did not reach the Uzbek border, stated the deputy press secretary of the Taliban, Inamulla Samangani.

The number of attempts to smuggle drugs through the transport infrastructure of Uzbekistan is growing, stated the director of the National Information and Analytical Center for Drug Control (NIACCN) Olim Narzullaev at a meeting of the heads of the relevant authorities of the SCO member states today in Tashkent, Dunyo news agency reported.