By the decision of the Anti-Coronavirus Commission, Uzbekistan will temporarily close its borders with Afghanistan due to the spike in cases in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Health said.

On April 9, Kazakhstanis received disappointing news that one of their favorite chess players, the national and world champion Dinara Saduakassova, had to withdraw from an online chess tournament due to poor internet connectivity. In a video posted online, Dinara lamented that, during the game, she was more worried about the connection than the match.

To mark the 30th anniversary of Central Asian independence, the five U.S. Diplomatic Missions in Central Asia together with the Go Viral Network have launched a regional campaign: Next30 — Young Leaders of Central Asia, to identify 30 emerging leaders in Central Asia, born in 1991 and later.

The President's spokesman Sherzod Asadov, at today’s briefing took questions about the upcoming presidential elections on October 24.

The Kazakh low-cost airline FlyArystan performed its first flight from Turkestan to Tashkent International Airport, carrying 180 passengers, the airline said.

19-year-old girl who worked in a textile factory in Samarkand was raped during a night shift, Zamon news program on Sevimli channel reported.

Uzbekistan Airways is set to increase the number of flights to Georgia. From July 4, the airline will operate an additional Tashkent to Tbilisi flight on Sundays. In total, there will be three regular flights per week: on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

On June 15, at about 4:00 a.m., a South Korean national, K. D., 44, at an apartment at Dombirabad street, Chilanzar district, being drunk, as a result of an argument stabbed another South Korean citizen K.J., 40, inflicting severe bodily injury. Afterwards, K.J. was taken to the Republican Emergency Scientific Center.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated Ibrahim Raisi on his election as the President of Iran, said Sherzod Asadov the spokesman to the President.

At a meeting with the public in Andijan, еру President Shavkat Mirziyoyev once again spoke about the future popular election of district mayors and province governors.

The health ministry said about 400 people were tested positive for coronavirus yesterday, with four patients dead. "As of June 17, 2021, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan stands at 105,219 (+385)," the ministry said.

On June 17, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the ceremony of laying the first stone at the construction site of the New Andijan city, the presidential press service said.

An electric vehicle assembly plant will be built in Andijan province, announced the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to the province.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will visit Antalya to attend the Diplomatic Forum, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said.

Uzbekistan finished at 90 among 163 countries in an annual Global Peace Index this year while Iceland remained at the top position, according to a report by an international think tank. 

On June 17, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted Daniel Rosenblum, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, the ministry said.

Reportedly, the parties considered the practical aspects of the further advancing multifaceted Uzbek-American cooperation, the schedule and organizational issues of the upcoming joint events.

The parties also exchanged views on topical issues of international and regional politics.

Daniel Rosenblum was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan on May 9, 2019. From July 2014 to July 2018, Rosenblum served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of the State Department for South and Central Asian Affairs.

Mirjana Egger, the Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS, paid a two-day visit to Uzbekistan, the UNDP press service said.

On June 16, the President signed the Additional measures to ensure the openness of state bodies and organizations, as well as the effective implementation of citizen oversight Decree.

The state tender commission has awarded purchases through bidding for large state-owned facilities, the State Assets Management Agency said.

On June 16, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the President of Tatarstan (the Russian Federation) Rustam Minnikhanov.