At the Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction was held a meeting between the officials of Uzbekneftegaz and the French company Rothschild & Cie.

Uzbekistan Airways has put up for sale a number of aircrafts, the company said. Reportedly this was part of the project of further improvement and modernization of Uzbekistan Airways’ fleet.

A partnership agreement between the Uzbek Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade (MIFT) and the French Development Agency (FDA) was approved on May 10 in Tashkent. The cooperation program is designed for 2021-2025.

On May 10, the Judicial Collegium of the Supreme Court for Criminal Cases sentenced 17 persons who were accused in the case of Sardoba dam burst, the Supreme Court reported.

Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated in Uzbekistan on May 13. While May 14-15 were also announced as non-business days. The Presidential decree has set non-working days for 2021.

As reported earlier, the Foreign Minister Kamilov met with French Minister-Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness Frank Riester.

The Legislative Chamber reviewed and passed the new version of the Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations Bill in the third reading.

This week, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is scheduled to hold talks with the leader of Japan and the leaders of the Central Asian region, announced the spokesman to the President Sherzod Asadov at a briefing.

Today, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted a delegation led by the French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness Frank Riester, the Ministry said.

The Special National Anti-Coronavirus Commission has taken a new decision. Given the epidemiological situation, Uzbekistan will suspend flights with two countries.

U.S. military planners are looking for options to base forces and equipment in Central Asia and the Middle East after American and allied troops leave Afghanistan in the coming months.

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

"As a result of the irresponsible attitude of medical workers", two pregnant women have died In Bakhmal district of Jizzakh province, the provincial prosecutor's office said.

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan plan to give start to the Silk Road Visa project - the so-called Asian Schengen before 2022, the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan told Sputnik Kazakhstan.

The head of the Ezgulik Human Rights Society Abdurakhmon Tashanov spoke about the visit, together with the Ombudsman Feruza Eshmatova, to colony No. 22 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where he met with two former prosecutors general Rashitjon Kadirov and Ikhtiyor Abdullaev (the latter was also the chairman of the State Security Service, DXX).

Adviser to the President of Uzbekistan in charge of cooperation with citizen and religious organizations, rector of the International Islamic Academy Rustam Kasimov died at the age of 64, announced the director of the Center for Islamic Culture Shoazim Minovarov and confirmed by Gazeta.uz sources.

During his meaningful life, the Academician Gafur Gulom managed to create colorful poems, epics, poems, stories and short stories of great significance for Uzbek literature.

From September 1, 2021, a procedure has been introduced in Uzbekistan, according to which drivers will not be required to have a power of attorney (approved by a notary public) to drive a car, vehicle inspection certificate and window tint permit.

On April 30, President signed the Measures for comprehensive systematization of national legislative base Decree, which provides for a number of key issues to ensure the quality and stability of legislation, the Ministry of Justice reports.

On May 5, 452 coronavirus cases were recorded in Uzbekistan (the day before - 404) - this is the highest daily record since the beginning of the year. The total number of officially confirmed cases stands at 93,176, the Ministry of Health said.