In 2023, Kazakhstan will deliver 300,000 tons of oil and oil products to Uzbekistan. Could this lead to lower gas prices? The Ministry of Energy reported that a number of agreements were reached between the energy ministries and companies of the two countries within the framework of the visit of the President of Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan.

Yamal, as part of the winter flight program, launched once-a-week regular flights from St. Petersburg to the Uzbek cities of Namangan and Urgench.

The fourth round of hybrid political consultations between Uzbekistan and the United Kingdom took place in Tashkent. The parties discussed the Uzbekistan-UK ties, cooperation within multilateral structures and exchange views on expanding the political-diplomatic dialogue, filling the general agenda with practical content.

On December 22, the private Uzbek airline Panorama Airways made its first commercial flight on the Tashkent to Urgench route. The Airbus A320 aircraft with 144 passengers on board took off for the destination airport at 21:50 local time.

The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Japan of undermining the long-standing economic ties between Central Asia countries and Russia.

Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev launched joint projects between the two countries, the press service of the Kazakh leader reported.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Sternik said that "even a hint" from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan to curtail relations with Russia would come at a cost to them.

A copy of the letter from the director of the Samarkand Provincial Children's Multidisciplinary Medical Center M. Azizov to the head of the Provinceal Health Department Davronbek Zhumaniyozov surfaced on social networks, which refers to the complications and death of patients who took Doc-1 Max tablets and syrup.

Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev signed historic documents - the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty on the Demarcation of the Uzbek-Kazakh State Border. They also oversaw the signing of bilateral documents, the Presidential press service said.

Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev today held head-to-head and between-delegations talks on December 22, the Uzbek presidency press service said.

Uzbekistan sent 9 trucks with humanitarian aid to the Afghan people on December 22. According to the Foreign Ministry, the humanitarian aid was sent to the city of Hairatan in Afghanistan via Termez. Officials did not disclose what the humanitarian aid included.

1,000 soum-coin will be put into circulation as of December 26, the Central Bank said. The coin is produced in a two-tone combination: a yellow inner ring made of copper and brass, a silver outer ring with nickel plating.

In Tashkent, a 60-year-old blogger, owner of Telegram channel and a YouTube channel with 5660 subscribers Shakhida Salomova was arrested.

Today, the president of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev landed in Uzbekistan on a state visit, the press service of the Uzbek president said.

Tashkent highways to get public transport lanes, with road markings to be applied on several of the busiest highways of Tashkent.

Footage of a conflict between a police officer and a teenager in one of Tashkent supermarkets surfaced on social media on Wednesday.

As of January 1, 2022, the indicator of housing provision of the population in Uzbekistan was an average of 18.2 square meters of the total living space per inhabitant.

At a meeting of the UN Security Council dedicated to discussing the situation in Afghanistan, Chargé d'Affaires, Deputy Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan Nuralla Abdullayev spoke about the steps taken by the country to establish long-term peace in Afghanistan.

Uzbekistan plans to borrow $4.5 billion in 2023, which is in line with the target figures envisaged in 2022 but has not been reached. The total public debt is projected to reach $29.2 billion in 2022 and $32.6 billion in 2023.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered an address to the Oliy Majlis and the people of Uzbekistan. In which, Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed to declare the year 2023 as the Year of Human Care and Quality Education.