On December 26, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the newly commissioned Sergeli metro line. “Despite the difficult situation caused by the pandemic, the work in our country did not stop. Major projects are being launched one after another. This year, on the eve of Independence Day, the phase I of the elevated metro was commissioned. And on these pre-holiday days, another important link in the new transport system, the Sergeli line, was commissioned,” the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan may purchase one of three Indian vaccines, the Indian Ambassador Manish Prabhat said on Uzbekistan 24. The Indian Medical Research Council is working on three vaccines, he said. The first, manufactured by Bharat Biotech, is in its third stage of clinical trials. The second vaccine was developed by the Serum Institute and the third by Zydus Cadila, both in the second phase of trials.

Uzbekistan has resumed gas supply to Khujand city in Tajikistan. Recently was held the supplies resuming ceremony, which was attended by the authorities of Sughd province, heads of supplying companies, local and foreign journalists.

FAO Representation in Uzbekistan, together with the Association of Uzbekistan Beekeepers, held a meeting to discuss an innovative information exchange system that is being designed within the framework of the FAO Technical Cooperation Program “Support to sustainable apiculture development”.

Uzbekistan is expanding cooperation with UN’s three agencies. The decision was signed by the head of state on December 15, the Norma said.

The issuance of ID-cards, which will replace the internal passport of an Uzbekistan citizen, will commence throughout the country on January 4, the first business day of 2021, the Colonel Ulugbek Mirzakambarov, the chief of the Migration and Citizenship Department of the Tashkent Police department.

The Korea Republic has contributed US$ 1 million to the UN Multi-Partner Human Security Trust Fund for the Aral Sea region in Uzbekistan. An agreement to this effect was signed between the government of the Republic of Korea and the Foundation's office in New York on December 17.

On December 23, 2020, political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Uzbekistan and Japan were held in the form of a video conference, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Uzbek and Russian officials are still in talks over the common terms agreement for the first nuclear power plant project in Uzbekistan, UzAtom said in a statement.

Uzbek authorities should halt attempts to criminalize sharing allegedly false information and ensure that journalists can operate freely without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

UzAuto Motors, following the efforts with the American automaker GM, received the build in quality certificate BIQ4, the company said.

On December 23, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting to discuss the effectiveness of the policies to boost investment and foreign trade and the main tasks for 2021.

Japan donated 800 million yen (US$ 7.3 million) worth of road construction equipment to Uzbekistan as part of the government's Economic and Social Development Program.

Infectious diseases hospital with 200 beds, built jointly with Uzbekistan, was commissioned in Batken province of Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Health said.

The world-renowned Code.org platform has started collaborating with IT Park. The main aim of the joint cooperation is to open the doors of opportunities of the IT world for the children.

The Uzbek Ministry for ICTs Development and the Ministry of Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on setting up of an Uzbek-Korean expert group in the field of e-government and digital economy.

Olivier Norman, a water resources management expert, has been appointed adviser to the Minister of Housing and Utilities and will be in charge of provision of drinking water to villages, the Ministry reported.

The Tashkent State Dental Institute will open a branch at ADEMA dental school of the University of the Balearic Islands in Mallorca (Spain), the Uzbek Ministry of Health said.

On December 22, the Courtyard by Marriott Tashkent Hotel opened in Tashkent’s Yakkasaray district. This is the first hotel of the Marriott International hotel chain, which has over 1100 hotels in more than 50 countries, Dunyo said.

On December 21, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the press service of the Uzbek leader said.