On August 18, in Jeddah, Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the CEOs of major Saudi companies and financial institutions. The event was attended by Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih, as well as CEOS of about 20 largest Saudi companies and corporations, such as ACWA Power, SABIC, Saudi National Bank, Al Rajhi Capital, Ma'aden, Petromin, Jamjoom Pharma, SEDCO, Salic, Albawani, Ajlan & Bros, Desert Technologies and others.

Today, Tashkent is hosting a meeting of the secretaries of the security councils of the SCO member states. The day before, on August 18, Secretary of the Security Council of Uzbekistan Viktor Makhmudov received his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev.

A shuttle bus has been launched between the terminals of domestic and international airlines of the Tashkent airport, the Uzbekistan Airports said, with a low-floor bus with a UzPort sticker will run daily from 05:00 to 23:30.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the end of a two-day state visit to Saudi Arabia, visited Mecca and performed umrah rites, the presidential press service said.

From September 1, it is proposed to ban the sale of sweet, fizzy and energy drinks, as well as fast food in schools and near them at a distance of at least 500 m. This is provided for in the draft National Strategy to Promote Adolescent Health and Well-Being for 2022-2026.

Today, at about 14:30, one of the methane cylinders exploded in an Isuzu bus at the exit from a gas filling station in Akaltyn district of Syrdarya province, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

According to the State Statistics Committee, as of August 1, 2022, the number of foreign-invested enterprises registered in Uzbekistan topped 14,546 thousand, recording an increase by 1,417 to the same date last year.

Active phase of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project will begin in the near future. On August 18, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Zhaparov hosted the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China Du Dewen.

Three major agreements worth of US$ 12 billion were signed between the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Energy of Saudi Arabia and Saudi companies.

The President’s draft of the Approval of International Treaty was announced. The Treaty between the government of Uzbekistan and the government of Azerbaijan on international road traffic, signed in Tashkent was approved on June 21, 2022.

On the afternoon of August 17, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in the city of Jeddah as part of a state visit to Saudi Arabia, the presidential press service said.

On August 17, the fourth meeting of the Uzbek-Saudi Business Council was held in Jeddah, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade said on Wednesday.

14th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliaments of the Inter-Parliamentary Union member-states will be held in Tashkent on September 8-9, Dunyo reported.

Tashkent will host the 17th meeting of the secretaries of security councils of SCO member-states on August 19. This event is held within the framework of Uzbekistan's chairmanship of the SCO, and is a preparatory stage for the Council of Heads of State to be held in Samarkand.

In July 2022, Uzbekistan exported 53.4 thousand tons of peaches worth US$ 50 million. According to the State Statistics Committee, the export of peaches increased by almost 16 thousand tons compared to the same period last year.

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.