The defense ministries of Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation have prepared a strategic partnership program between the countries in the military field for 2021-2025, said the Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu.

A project to improve energy efficiency in construction has been launched in Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the UN news service said in a statement.

At the plenary session of the Senate on April 22, the first deputy chairman of the Accounts Chamber, Bakhodir Turabov, reported on the findings of study of the effectiveness and efficiency of the project "Improving the healthcare system (Health-3)" in 2012-2019, which was financed, among other things, from the state debt.

The Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit last evening. He is scheduled to hold talks with the Minister of Defense Bakhodir Kurbanov, Sputnik reported.

On April 27-May 1, a delegation of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) headed by the Director Matteo Mecacci will be visiting Uzbekistan, the Foreign Ministry said.

Uzbekistan today received the delivery of the second batch of the Uzbek -Chinese vaccine UZ-VAC of 1 million doses, the Ministry of Health said. The first batch in the same volume was received exactly one month ago.

Yesterday, on April 26, the Deputy PM/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov hosted the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Uzbekistan Hisham bin Mishaal Al Swailem, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade said.

On the night of April 27, the second batch of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was delivered to Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Health said.

The start-up airline Qanot Sharq received the delivery of the first aircraft Airbus A320 on Monday. The Deputy PM/ Minister of Tourism and Sports Aziz Abdukhakimov attended the acceptance ceremony, the ministry said.

Khayrulla Umarov has been appointed director of the Agency for External Labor Migration under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, the Ministry of Labor said.

On April 24, the Uzbek Prime Minister landed in Tajikistan on a working visit. According to Asia-Plus, Abdulla Aripov held talks with Tajik Prime Minister Kohir Rasulzoda, and discussed important areas of bilateral cooperation, including political, trade and economy, investment, industry, education and science, culture, export and import, healthcare, railways, customs, energy and other areas.

The Swiss diplomat Pierre von Arx has been appointed as the new chief of the Office of the OSCE Project Coordinator in Uzbekistan. He will take up his new duties in May, Dunyo reported.

The political adviser of the Uzbek Embassy in Belarus Doniyor Obidov died from the consequences of coronavirus infection, announced the first deputy DG of the Cinema agency, Shukhrat Rizaev in his article in the Hurriyat newspaper.

The health ministry said 328 people were tested positive for coronavirus yesterday, with more than 2,700 people being treated for coronavirus infections in hospitals, and 113 of them in critical condition.

A ceremony of presenting credentials by the newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Uzbekistan was held on April 23, the presidential press service said.

This week we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day 2021, and this year’s theme is “Taking Your Ideas to Market.” This theme highlights the importance of intellectual property (IP) protection systems for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). SMEs are the backbone of both the global, and Uzbekistan’s, economy.

44 people were charged with sodomy under article 120 of the Criminal Code in Uzbekistan between 2016-2020, the Department for Execution of Punishments (DEP) under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

On April 22, the President signed the Public Procurement Bill into Law. According to Norma, the new version of the law consists of 85 articles (there were 79 in the previous version).

On April 22, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a government meeting on the development of the services sector. He touched upon on the corruption among the senior officials of various state organizations.

The next C5+1 meeting of Central Asian foreign ministers and US Secretary of State will be held on April 23, 2021 online, the Foreign Ministry said.