The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the new Ambassador of France, Aurelia Bouchez, on October 8, the Ministry said in a statement.

Chorvok oromgohi (Pyramids) the recreation area in the Tashkent province is again put up for sale, the State Assets Management Agency. Earlier, the Pyramids located on the shores of Charvak reservoir was put up for sale, divided into eight parts. Now Chorvok Oromgohi is sold as a single lot.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in an interview to the newspaper Pravda Vostoka spoke about the situation in Afghanistan and the its connectivity to the regional trade and economic ties.

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over high-performance liquid chromatography equipment to the Andijan Medicines Quality Control Laboratory. This laboratory equipment is necessary in the quality assurance testing of pharmaceutical products according to international best practices and standards.

At the conference "Uzbekistan: Rapid Reforms in Five Years" on October 5, the Minister of Justice Ruslanbek Davletov spoke about improving the system of public administration in the country.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov traveled to Afghanistan where he met with the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi  in Kabul. This has been the first meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan since the Taliban came to power.

Uzbek-Indian joint military drill Friendship-2022 will be held next year as per the plan of bilateral military cooperation between Uzbekistan and India.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev today had a telephone conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the presidential press service reported.

The Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Muhammed Al Maktoum has arrived in Uzbekistan, he posted a message on his Instagram page.

IFC signed an agreement with the government of Uzbekistan to harness private capital and expertise to build and maintain up to 15 new schools, which will help meet growing demand for quality infrastructure and subsequently lead to improved education outcomes for thousands of children.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted a delegation of the U.S. Congressmen Don Bacon, Doug Lamborne, Troy Nels and August Pfluger, the presidential press service said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon over the telephone yesterday and congratulated the leader of Tajikistan on his birthday and warmly wished him good health, prosperity and new successes, and peace and prosperity to the Tajik people.

The talks on the Expanded partnership and cooperation agreement between Uzbekistan and the EU are nearing to the end, said the First Deputy Foreign Minister Farhod Arziev said at the international conference "Uzbekistan: Rapid Reforms of the 5 Years".

On October 5, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on Uzbekistan's accession to the Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $19-million five-year activity, USAID Trade Central Asia, that will be implemented in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Following the talks, the leaders of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan oversaw the ceremony of exchange of signed bilateral documents between the heads of ministries, departments and provinces of the two countries, the presidential press service said.

The Interior Ministry has placed the former vice-rector of the Tashkent State Economic University Nodir Idiev on the wanted list. He was charged under the Fraud on an especially large scale and the Official forgery committed repeatedly or by a dangerous repeat offender of the Criminal Code. In legal meaning, an especially large size represents an amount equal to 500 or more basic values ​​(135 million soums or more, or US$ 12 thousand).

Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan intend to continue to provide assistance to the people of Afghanistan. The Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced this during a media briefing today.

Uzbekistan and Russia are discussing the possibility of providing Russian agricultural land to Uzbek farmers. This became known following the online talks between the Uzbek Minister of Agriculture Оamshid Khodоaev and the Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergei Levin, which took place the day before.

On October 4, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the amendments to the Criminal Code and the Code of Administrative Liability (CoAL), which toughen the punishment for resisting a representative of the government. The amendments were passed by the Legislative Chamber on August 24 and approved by the Senate on September 30. The amendments took effect on the October 5th.