On March 21, celebrations on the occasion of the Navruz holiday were held in Tashkent at the Humo Arena complex. The event was attended by the president, who offered his wishes to Uzbeks on the occasion of the holiday.

On March 17-18, a delegation of the Government of Uzbekistan led by Deputy PM/Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umrzakov visited Washington, USA.

On March 21, Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke with the Russian President Vladimir Putin over the telephone, the presidential press service said.

UzAutoMotors, produced 39,922 cars in January-February 2022, an increase by 17,546 compared to the same period last year, the State Statistics Committee said in a report.

Senior specialist of the Governmental Services Center (GSC) of Ishtikhan district of Samarkand provincial branch of Governmental Services Agency was detained, UzA reported.

Russia plans to replace construction materials and resources imported from abroad with those manufactured in Uzbekistan.

Ahead of the Navruz holiday, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a pardon decree, with pardon measures applied in relation to 75 citizens, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

The new Samarkand airport received the first flight of Uzbekistan Airways on Friday. The project cost was nearly $83 million.

On March 18, the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting with the Ambassadors of the EU, UK, Japan and the USA.

On March 18, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov received the new Ambassador of the Korea Republic, Kim Hee-sang, the Foreign Ministry reported.

On March 17, photos of lightly dressed schoolchildren participating in festive performances along with warmly dressed adults dedicated to Navruz were published on social networks.

Blogger Asal Khodjaeva, aka Asal-honey, was today found dead in her Tashkent home in Yashnabad district on March 18, the Tashkent City Police Department said.

Two people were arrested for selling the land allocated by a special presidential decree in return of $ 800,000 on Thursday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during an open dialogue with doctors, on March 18 announced benefits for private medical organizations.

Bus service between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan is to be resumed in strict accordance with lockdown restrictions, the Uzbek Ministry of Transport said.

Cabinet of Ministers issues draft Establishment of the Swiss of Medical and Information Technologies University in Margilan Resolution for public input.

In March 2022, torrential rains over two weeks of unprecedented intensity fell in Uzbekistan, Uzhydromet reported on Thursday.

Japan donated 201.6 thousand doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Uzbekistan on March 17, the Ministry of Health reported.

Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, speaking at the 24th plenary session of the Senate, answered a question about the situation in Ukraine.

As of March 17, the Central Bank has set the official U.S. dollar to soum rate increased by 180.26 soums to reach 11,330.38 soums. In a single day the Uzbek soum made a highest leap since April 16, 2020, when the increase was 427 soums.