The International Agricultural University will open in Tashkent this year. It is being created by the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan jointly with the Royal Agriculture University of the UK.

On May 3, at about 10:00 a.m., a Yutong tourist bus overturned on the 23-24th kilometer of the 4R-65 road in Kyzyltepa district of Navoi province, the Traffic Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

Uzbekistan expresses serious concern over the aggravation of the situation in East Jerusalem, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

On May 9, the Day of Remembrance and Honor, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Victory Park in Tashkent. Under the "Melody of Memory" of the military band, the head of state laid flowers at the memorial complex "Ode to Fortitude", the presidential press service reported.

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi visited Tashkent on April 29. At the Tashkent airport he was welcomed by the interim Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Aeroflot will launch direct regular flights from Moscow to Tashkent as of May 20, the company said. Flights to the Uzbek capital will reportedly be operated from Sheremetyevo Airport.

As of April 1, 2022, the Uzbekistan population stands at 35.4 million people, an increase by 738.3 thousand people, or 2.1%, compared to the previous year, the State Committee on Statistics said in areport.

On May 5, Uzbek border guards used fire arms against three Kyrgyz nationals, 24.kg news agency reported referring to the frontier service of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan.

Photos of a gold coinwith an image of the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev surfaced on social networks. The press service of the Central Bank denied the issue of these coins.

Uzbekistan Railways will resume Tashkent to Shahrisabz high-speed train service on Talgo-Afrosiyob from May 7 and 8 on Saturdays and Sundays, the Ministry of Transport said.

Uzbekistan imported 425,000 tons of cement in three months, the State Statistics Committee said in a report on Thursday.

The tragic incident took place in the Shaykhantakhur district. According to the press service of the Shaykhantakhur district police department, on May 1 this year a child fell to death off a window on the 11th floor.

The Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Abdulla Aripov spoke to the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov over the telephone on Wednesday.

On May 2, Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the presidential press service said on Tuesday.

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan disseminated the results of the first-ever National Early Grade Reading and Early Grade Mathematics Assessments (EGRA and EGMA). The data collected on student reading and math skills will help the Ministry make informed decisions to further strengthen ongoing reform efforts.

Uzbekistan climbs to 133rd position among 180 countries in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index published by the Reporters Without Borders (RSF).

Defying Taliban demands, authorities in Uzbekistan say dozens of aircraft flown into their territory as the former Afghan government collapsed last summer are the property of the United States and will not be returned to the interim government in Kabul.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan released a statement regarding social media posts referring some Afghan media outlets about an alleged skirmish on the Uzbek-Afghan border on the night of May 4, which allegedly resulted in the death of an Uzbek border guard.

On April 28, Deputy PM/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov had a telephone conversation with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

A delegation of over 30 representatives of the European Union (EU), its Member States and governmental institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan visited the Republic of Karakalpakstan and local project areas of the UN Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund as part of the EU’s commitment to support the Aral Sea region.