Preparations for the upcoming state visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Saudi Arabia were discussed in Jeddah. The Deputy PM/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Jamshid Khojaev met with the Minister of Investments of Saudi Arabia Khalid al-Falih in Jeddah.

Ambassador of Uzbekistan Javlon Vakhabov during his visit to Brazil held talks with MPs of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress. During the meetings, the MPs were briefed with the results of reforms in Uzbekistan aimed at liberalizing the economy and ensuring its sustainable growth, strengthening the rule of law, improving the governance, primarily in the parliament, Dunyo reported.

Emergency shutdown occurred at Turakurgan thermal power plant in Namangan province, the Ministry of Energy said. Reportedly, unidentified persons carried out land work without appropriate approval, which resulted in the damage of Uztransgaz’s main gas pipeline line.

Tashkent International Airport received 1,000 new baggage carts from the German manufacturer Wanzl. Carts were delivered to the departure and arrival halls, the press service of Uzbekistan Airports said.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the presidential press service said.

Today, Uzbekistan and Switzerland in Bern signed an agreement “On ways to return illegally acquired assets confiscated on the territory of the Swiss Confederation for the benefit of the people of the Republic of Uzbekistan,” the press service of the Ministry of Justice reported.

On August 17-18, Tashkent will host the fourth meeting of the ministers of interior and public security of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

In January-July 2022, Uzbekistan exported 16.9 thousand tons of apples worth US$ 6.6 million to 7 countries. According to the State Statistics Committee, apple exports increased by 8.3 thousand tons compared to the corresponding period of 2021.

As reported earlier, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on August 17-18.

Russia would not want 100 planes and helicopters, on which the Afghan military fled to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan last year, ended up in Ukraine, Zamir Kabulov, special representative of the Russian president for Afghanistan, told RIA Novosti.

On August 15, the competitions Master Gunsmith, Safe Environment and Field Kitchen, which are hosted by Uzbekistan as part of the VIII International Army Games “ArMI-2022”, started at the Forish mountain training ground in Jizzakh province on August 15, the press service of the Ministry of Defense said.

Prime Minister of Bashkortostan Andrey Nazarov said that he was currently in Uzbekistan. According to him, in Uzbekistan one can not only relax, but also work.

On August 15, Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over the telephone, the Uzbek presidency website said.

The State Statistics Committee announced from which countries Uzbekistan imports cars. Reportedly, in January-July this year, Uzbekistan imported cars from 25 countries.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated the President of India Draupadi Murma and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 75th anniversary of the independence of India. This was announced by press secretary Sherzod Asadov.

The implementation of a new regional project in the field of climate change has begun in cooperation with the State Ecology Committee and the German Society for International Cooperation.

Tashkent and Brussels are preparing for future joint events in the European Union-Central Asia format in Samarkand in November, Dunyo reported.

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched an initiative which will integrate socially vulnerable women and women with disabilities into Uzbekistan’s digital economy.

The Republican Center for Hydrometeorology announced the expected weather forecast in Tashkent city for Tuesday, August 16. The weather in the Tashkent city will be slightly cloudy, with no precipitation expected. The wind blows from the east at 3-8 m/s. The temperature will be 22-24 degrees at night and 37-39 degrees during the day.

A new rail freight route from China's eastern province of Jiangsu through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan began operating over the weekend.