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.

Government meeting chaired by Shavkat Mirziyoyev was held via conference call on measures to increase the use of renewable energy sources.

SkyTaxi has launched flights to Tashkent, Uzbekistan Airports said in a statement. On June 11, at 14:50 local time, a plane belonging to SkyTaxi cargo airline landed at Tashkent International Airport. The company’s first plane was traditionally greeted with a water arch.

Five people were convicted for the death of 47-year-old German citizen of Afghan origin Abdulvahab Kayuumi, who had a business in Djambay district of Samarkand province, the Zamon program of Sevimli TV channel reported. The story was published by the press service of the provincial police department.

On June 13, Uzbek Defense Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov hosted the commander of the US Central Command, Michael Kurilla. The Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov, welcoming the guest, congratulated the commander Michael Kurilla on his recent appointment to this position.

$1.1 billion worth of textile products were exported in four months, the State Statistics Committee said in a report. This is 15.1% of total exports, which is 24% more than in the same period last year.

Woman in Gulistan was detained while trying to sell a one-year-old baby for $15,000, reported the Syrdarya province police department.

Spanish clothing giant Inditex, which manages nearly $20 billion in assets, includes some of the world's most famous textile brands, including Zara, Bershka, Massimo Dutti, Pull & Bear and more.

Revenues from the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will be no less than from Kumtor and Kambarata HPP-1, said by the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov at a meeting with residents of the Toktogul district of Jalal-Abad region.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida over the telephone on Thursday, the presidential press service said.

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov made remarks at the third meeting of foreign ministers in the Central Asia-China format.

OneWeb plans to enter the Uzbek market. The company representatives made proposals for the provision of high-speed broadband Internet to provinces and remote rural areas, various enterprises via OneWeb satellites.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a $142 million concessional credit for Uzbekistan. The financing will support a project that aims to increase the area under sustainable landscape management, restore degraded forested lands in various regions of the country, and promote Uzbekistan’s collaboration with other Central Asian countries on transboundary landscape restoration.

Recent developments: The Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine has triggered a humanitarian crisis, set back economic growth in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and beyond, and heightened global geopolitical instability. The invasion has devastated Ukraine's economy, while international sanctions have caused output to plummet in Russia. The largest spillovers of the war are likely to be through higher commodity prices and weaker external demand from the euro area.

On May 31, at about 8:30 am, unidentified persons broke the lock, entered the apartment of a 36-year-old Chinese citizen in Yakkasaray district of Tashkent and stole a safe containing 265,000 US dollars. This was announced on June 9 by the press service of the Investigation Department under the Interior Ministry.