On January 13, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted Ruslan Mirzaev, who on January 1 assumed the office of director of the executive committee of the regional anti-terrorist structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) in Tashkent.

According to the State Statistics Committee, as of January 1, 2022, the number of foreign-invested enterprises registered in Uzbekistan topped 13.7 thousand, of which 13.3 thousand are operating.

The Uzbek authorities are introducing new restrictions for those entering the country to prevent the spread of the omicron strain, the Foreign Ministry said.

On January 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Hydrometeorological Activities Bill into Law. The Law outlines the basic principles of hydrometeorological activities, defines objects and subjects, specialized organizations in this area.

824 coronavirus cases were detected in Uzbekistan on Thursday, which is by 110 more than a day earlier (714), the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

At a meeting of the Security Council on Thursday, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev "voiced his opinion on the statements of some heads of states regarding Uzbekistan," the presidential spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

On January 13, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the presidential press service said.

714 coronavirus cases were detected in Uzbekistan on Wednesday, which is by 110 more than a day earlier (604), the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

Currently, only a certain category of citizens is required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Uzbekistan. The Deputy PM/Minister of Tourism and Sports Aziz Abdukhakimov chaired a meeting dedicated to measures aimed at ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being, in particular, vaccination.

President’s Joining International Treaty Decree was adopted. According to the document, Uzbekistan joined the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access for the Blind and Persons with Visual Impairments or Other Disabilities to Perceive Printed Information (June 27, 2013, Marrakesh).

On January 12, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov had a telephone conversation with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu.

The Director of the Mano Center for Research Initiatives Bakhtiyor Ergashev told how Uzbekistan can painlessly solve the problem of returning planes and helicopters to the Taliban.

In January-November 2021, Uzbekistan imported 23.2 thousand tons of sugar worth $ 13 million from 12 foreign countries, the State Statistics Committee said in a report.

Officials of the Samarkand province transport authority spoke about the prospects for switch to new transport infrastructure at a press conference, the local newspaper Samtur reports.

Uzbekistan Airports has begun a phased introduction of a new passenger and baggage check-in system - Astra DCS, the company said on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, 604 new coronavirus cases were detected in Uzbekistan, which is by 179 more than the previous day (425). The press service of the Ministry of Health said: "The situation is becoming alarming."

Acting Defense Minister Mawlawi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid on Tuesday at a ceremony in Kabul, during which the air force held an exercise, said the military aircraft that were taken abroad should be returned.

On January 11, the Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov congratulated Alikhan Smailov on his appointment to the post of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan in a telephone call.

The net profit of Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Kombinat (NMMC) in 2021 is expected at 11.3 trillion soums, or US$ 1.04 billion, the company said in a report.

As of January 1, 2022, Uzbekistan’s permanent population stands at 35,271,276, the State Statistics Committee said in a report on Monday.