The Samarkand international airport will be closed from October 20 to November 20 due to the preparations for the opening of a new airfield complex, the Uzbekistan Airports said.

In an interview to the Yangi O’zbekiston newspaper, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov commented on the possible resumption of Uzbekistan's membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) following the pull-out of international troops from Afghanistan.

In the Global organized crime index for 2021, Uzbekistan was ranked 90th. The authors of the ranking assessed countries according to three criteria:

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the new Ambassador of France, Aurelia Bouchez, on October 8, the Ministry said in a statement.

Chorvok oromgohi (Pyramids) the recreation area in the Tashkent province is again put up for sale, the State Assets Management Agency. Earlier, the Pyramids located on the shores of Charvak reservoir was put up for sale, divided into eight parts. Now Chorvok Oromgohi is sold as a single lot.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in an interview to the newspaper Pravda Vostoka spoke about the situation in Afghanistan and the its connectivity to the regional trade and economic ties.

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over high-performance liquid chromatography equipment to the Andijan Medicines Quality Control Laboratory. This laboratory equipment is necessary in the quality assurance testing of pharmaceutical products according to international best practices and standards.

At the conference "Uzbekistan: Rapid Reforms in Five Years" on October 5, the Minister of Justice Ruslanbek Davletov spoke about improving the system of public administration in the country.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov traveled to Afghanistan where he met with the Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi  in Kabul. This has been the first meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan since the Taliban came to power.

Uzbek-Indian joint military drill Friendship-2022 will be held next year as per the plan of bilateral military cooperation between Uzbekistan and India.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev today had a telephone conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the presidential press service reported.

The Crown Prince of Dubai Sheikh Hamdan bin Muhammed Al Maktoum has arrived in Uzbekistan, he posted a message on his Instagram page.

IFC signed an agreement with the government of Uzbekistan to harness private capital and expertise to build and maintain up to 15 new schools, which will help meet growing demand for quality infrastructure and subsequently lead to improved education outcomes for thousands of children.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted a delegation of the U.S. Congressmen Don Bacon, Doug Lamborne, Troy Nels and August Pfluger, the presidential press service said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon over the telephone yesterday and congratulated the leader of Tajikistan on his birthday and warmly wished him good health, prosperity and new successes, and peace and prosperity to the Tajik people.

The talks on the Expanded partnership and cooperation agreement between Uzbekistan and the EU are nearing to the end, said the First Deputy Foreign Minister Farhod Arziev said at the international conference "Uzbekistan: Rapid Reforms of the 5 Years".

On October 5, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on Uzbekistan's accession to the Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new $19-million five-year activity, USAID Trade Central Asia, that will be implemented in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Following the talks, the leaders of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan oversaw the ceremony of exchange of signed bilateral documents between the heads of ministries, departments and provinces of the two countries, the presidential press service said.

The Interior Ministry has placed the former vice-rector of the Tashkent State Economic University Nodir Idiev on the wanted list. He was charged under the Fraud on an especially large scale and the Official forgery committed repeatedly or by a dangerous repeat offender of the Criminal Code. In legal meaning, an especially large size represents an amount equal to 500 or more basic values ​​(135 million soums or more, or US$ 12 thousand).