On March 30, 2021, a delegation of Uzbekistan headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov will visit Dushanbe (Tajikistan) to attend the ninth ministerial conference of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process Dialogue.

Almost as many new cases of coronavirus infection have been detected daily in Uzbekistan as in June-July last year. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, on March 26 this year, 186 people were tested positive for coronavirus in Uzbekistan. The total number of registered cases stands at 82,146.

The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will visit Uzbekistan on March 30 and meet with the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, About Hungary reported.

The Uzbek-Chinese vaccine ZF-UZ-VAC2001 was today delivered to Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Innovative Development said. According to the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service and Public Health, the delivery of the 1 million doses were received in Tashkent.

On March 26, the Deputy PM/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade S. Umurzakov held a meeting with the newly appointed head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Uzbekistan Charlotte Adrian, the ministry said.

On March 26, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Kyrgyz PM Ulukbek Maripov, who landed in Tashkent to attend the next meeting of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, the presidential press service said.

The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, in partnership with the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan officially opened the American Corner at the Barkamol Avlod Community Center in Qarshi to the public. Deputy Minister of Public Education Rustam Karimjanov and U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum delivered welcoming remarks and unveiled the American Corner Qarshi in a ribbon cutting ceremony.

85 electric vehicles worth US$ 1.5 million were imported to Uzbekistan in January-February 2021. This is by 78 units more than in the same period last year, the State Statistics Committee reported.

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by representatives of the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan and UNDP Wednesday, which will serve to ensure better alignment of the issuance of Eurobonds with efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and build transparency and accountability for national public and investors.

On March 25, 2021, an online meeting was held between Alisher Maqsudov, Chairman of the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection, and Frank Reisberman, Director of The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI).

From April 1, Russia will resume flights with six countries: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Germany, Venezuela, Syria and Sri Lanka, the press service of the Russian government said following a meeting of the operational anti-coronavirus headquarters.

1 million doses of ZF-UZ-VAC2001 vaccine will be delivered to Uzbekistan from China on March 26-27. “As a doctor, I can say that we have high hopes for the Uzbek-Chinese vaccine ZF-UZ-VAC2001,” Doniyor Mirazimov, director of the Specialized Infectious Diseases Hospital No. 2 of Zangiota District, Tashkent province told Kun.uz.

Today, the Kyrgyz Prime Minister Ulugbek Maripov arrived in Tashkent, UzA said. Ulugbek Maripov will attend the next meeting of the intergovernmental joint commission on bilateral cooperation between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, which will be held on March 25-26.

Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, World Health Organization, International Press Club, and affected communities commemorated World Tuberculosis Day in Uzbekistan.

The State-Owned Assets Management Agency decided to stop the practice of listing government stakes exclusively through one broker, thereby ending the monopoly.

At a meeting today chaired by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the leader introduced the new deputy head of administration/ the spokesman to the President, Sherzod Asadov, with the appointment order signed today.

The President’s draft Measures to improve the use of space technology in the economy Decree has been posted for public input.

Mass vaccination against coronavirus will begin on April 1 in Uzbekistan, the Deputy Head of the Sanitary-Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Authority Nurmat Atabekov told the Sevimli TV channel.

On March 23, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Additional measures to further facilitate for individuals and business entities when using government services, and to reduce bureaucratic barriers in this area Decree.

The Special National Anti-Coronavirus Commission announced a number of lockdown restrictions to prevent worsening of epidemiological situation in the country due to the recent increase in cases of COVID-19 in Tashkent and the Tashkent provinces, the press service of the Ministry of Health said.