The government of the Republic of Korea sent to Uzbekistan the second batch of humanitarian cargo including 206,000 medical masks (KF94), the Korea Republic embassy said.

The CIS countries are set to adopt a cooperation program in the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes until 2030, the Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a bill into law permitting limited liability companies to issue bonds, the Capital Market Development Agency said.

The Cabinet of Ministers by its July 22 Resolution has simplified the import of a number of drugs and some types of medical equipment, the press service of the Cabinet said.

The State Committee of Uzbekistan for Defense Industry, together with one of the country's major enterprises for special equipment, Kran Va Maxsus Texnikalar LLC, has manufactured the prototype of Tarlon light armored vehicle.

The European Regional Office of the World Health Organization delivered to Uzbekistan a humanitarian aid worth over US$ 4 million and weighing about 85 tons, the WHO office in the country said in a statement.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan as of July 21 stood at 17,881, having increased by 567 (562 a day earlier), the Ministry of Health said.

An Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Uzbekistan will arrive in December, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said.

The second meeting of the subcommittee on cooperation in the field of transport of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation took place via videoconference. On behalf of Uzbekistan was present the Minister of Transport Elyor Ganiev, while the Russian delegation was headed by the First Deputy Minister of Transport/Head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko.

As of July 19, 2020 at 11:30 pm, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan has reached 17,314, the Ministry of Health said.

As reported earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó visited Tashkent on July 16, and held talks with Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment Minister Sardor Umurzakov, Energy Minister Alisher Sultanov and other members of the Uzbek government.

Additional water intake from the reservoir of Tajikistan will be carried out for irrigation of lands in three provinces of Uzbekistan.

Medical facilities in Tashkent are being equipped with ambulances based on Uzavtosanoat’s Volkswagen Caddy, Isuzu D-Max and Chevrolet Damas, the company said in a statement.

Uzbekistan and Russia are preparing for signing about 20 draft intergovernmental accords. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko told TASS Thursday.

On July 16, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The unstable situation in foreign markets due to the coronavirus pandemic has been affecting the export of natural gas from Uzbekistan. This was discussed at a meeting chaired by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday, the Uzbekistan 24 reported.

The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers undertook an official visit to Uzbekistan from 19 to 25 September 2019. The purpose of the visit was to assess the ongoing reform of the justice system initiated under the leadership of President Mirziyoyev

The CIS countries are preparing a joint statement by the heads of state on cooperation in the field of international cyber security, the Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry said.

As of July 1, the resident population of Uzbekistan stands at 34.19 million people, the State Statistics Committee said in a report.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Uzbekistan reached 14,581, having increased by 496 last day (494 a day earlier), the Ministry of Health said.