On December 27, hand-over ceremony took place in Seoul of eight units of special automobile fire-fighting and medical equipment, as well as protective gear and equipment donated by the South Korean government for the needs of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan, Dunyo reported.

As reported earlier, oo December 27, the newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Uzbekistan presented credentials to the President of Uzbekistan. Then the president stressed that the country was committed to pursuing the democratic reforms, ensuring consistency in the comprehensive reforms based on the New Uzbekistan's Development Strategy.

The nuclear power plant, planned to be built in Jizzakh province, will pay off at any cost, said the Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan Oleg Malginov at the annual press conference in Tashkent.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, and left for a working visit to St. Petersburg to attend the informal summit of the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Traditional Presidential gifts for the New Year were sent to the provinces. They are intended for inmates of orphanages, family orphanages, SOS Children's Villages and children left without parental care.

Ceremony of presenting credentials by newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Uzbekistan took place today, the presidential press service said.

On December 24, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on ensuring the academic and managerial independence of state universities.

The Syrdarya province governor, Gofurjon Mirzaev dressed up as Santa Claus and handed out gifts. The original idea was however to implement the president’s Additional measures to support and further strengthen social protection of low-income groups of the population Decree.

Due to the extension of the Tashkent metro, the number of passengers is growing day by day, which is causing huge crowds at metro stations, the administration of the Tashkent metro said in a statement.

The State Statistics Committee unveiled from which countries Uzbekistan mainly imported cars. According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-November 2021, China and South Korea, with 6,963 and 5,630 cars were the leading exporters of passenger cars to Uzbekistan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the informal meeting of CIS leaders on December 28 in St. Petersburg, Russia, the official website of the Kremlin.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the Uzbekistan GTL plant inauguration ceremony in Guzar district of Kashkadarya province. The plant’s full operation is due to start from March 1, 2022, the presidential press service said.

Recently, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court ruled to confiscate illegally obtained funds belonging to Takilant, whose beneficiary was Gulnara Karimova.

Today, Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev over the telephone, the presidential press service said in a statement.

Kazakhstan plans to build a road to Uzbekistan for 75 billion tenge ($ 172 million), the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development said in a statement.

The UK-based Metito Utilities Limited was awarded the contract for the project "Construction of sewage treatment facilities on public-private partnership terms in the city of Namangan". The tender results announcement ceremony took place on December 23, the Ministry of Finance said.

Hand-over ceremony of humanitarian aid from Uzbekistan to the people of Afghanistan was took place in Afghan Mazar-e-Sharif on December 23, the Foreign Ministry of Affairs said.

The Anti-Corruption Agency reported on the findings of the analysis of implementation of the presidential decree on the openness of state bodies. The report at the meeting of the Senate Committee on December 21 was presented by the head of the agency Akmal Burkhanov.

Uzsuvtaminot denied allegations by the Syrdarya province governor about embezzlement of more than 7 million dollars allocated by the Asian Development Bank for a water supply project for 126 thousand residents of the Khavast district.

Beloved children’s composer, the People's Artist of Uzbekistan Shermat Yormatov died at the age of 82, the Ministry of Culture said in a statement today.