The Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umrzakov hosted the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Teri Hakala, Dunyo said on Tuesday.

Islamabad calls on all countries of the world to engage in dialogue with the Taliban movement that came to power in Afghanistan. The Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced this at a press conference on 23 August.

From September 1, 2021, drivers will no longer be required to carry authorization when driving vehicles owned by others, it is stated in the Government’s Measures to simplify procedures for providing public services in the field of road safety Resolution.

A government meeting chaired by the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev was held on Tuesday devoted to improving the environmental situation, effectively organizing tree protection and expanding green areas.

Alisher Maksudov, Chairman of the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection, has been dismissed from his post, announced Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a government meeting on 24 August devoted to the environmental protection, the spokesman to the head of state said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Precious Metals and Precious Stones Bill into Law on Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the newly appointed German Ambassador Tilo Klinner on August 24, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is ready to cooperate with Uzbekistan, but of the country, stated the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas on Monday at the online summit.

Switzerland donated 1 million 145 thousand medical masks of the second level of protection (FFP2) to Uzbekistan. The cargo was delivered to Tashkent airport on Monday, the Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Authority said.

Today, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a Women’s Summit entitled, ‘The Power of Women: Growth Trends of Post-Pandemic and Beyond’ for women leaders, entrepreneurs, women-owned small-and-medium-sized enterprises, activists, influencers, bloggers, women-led business associations, and relevant non-government organizations.

On August 23, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov held an online meeting with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Adel al-Jubeir, the Foreign Ministry reported.

On August 23, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended as an invited guest in an extraordinary online meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on the situation in Afghanistan, the presidential press service reported.

The Deputy PM/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov hosted the Deputy PM of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk  Monday.

Today, 23 August, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Emomali Rahmon discussed the situation in Afghanistan over the phone, the Tajikistan presidency website said in a statement.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend as a guest the online summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on August 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

On August 19, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Additional measures to support freight carriers Decree on Saturday.

Bo Andersson from Sweden has been appointed as the new director general of UzAuto Motors and UzAuto Motors Powertrain, the Uzavtosanoat said in a statement.

The German Embassy in Tashkent announced the closure of its visa section until further notice. The diplomatic mission linked this with "the current extraordinary situation," the Embassy said in a statement.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan agreed to expand collaboration to support agricultural development in Uzbekistan.

The Ministry of Health reported of a record daily 855 people diagnosed with coronavirus and 371 with pneumonia in Uzbekistan yesterday. "As of August 17, 2021, the number of registered coronavirus infections in Uzbekistan stands at 149,058 (+851)," the report said.