Thursday, 28, March, 2024

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India is interested in helping Uzbekistan to build its nuclear infrastructure, Uzatom agency said in a statement. The delegation of Uzatom, during a visit to Delhi, held talks with the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of the Government of India, Sri Vyas, on launching cooperation in the use of peaceful atom.

As of February 18, 2020, Uzbekistan's population stands at 34,002,410, the Statistics Committee said in a report, of which 17,093,012 are male and 16909398 are female.

Dilfuza Uralova has been appointed as the new mayor of Syrdarya’s Boyovut district, the mayor’s press service said. She became the only female khokim among the current heads of regions, cities and regions of Uzbekistan.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and will visit Turkey on February 19-20.

Sodiq Safoev considers that there are three main tasks before the parliament today. These are the improvement of lawmaking, parliamentary oversight, and enhancing the local councils.

Abandoning the government order for cotton and grain production will lead to the eradication of the race for agricultural planning, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced on February 14 at a government meeting on agricultural sector, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

Turboatom may take part in the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan. The Ukrainian firm’s possibleparticipation in the Uzbekistan nuclear project was discussed during a meeting on February 11 between the governor of Kharkiv province, Alexey Kucher and the official of the Uzbekistan Embassy in Ukraine Bakhodir Ibragimov, KharkivTimes said.

On February 18, the Hungarian government delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó will travel to Tashkent on a working visit, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The Saudi energy company ACWA Power has commenced the construction of a US$ 1 billion 1.5 GW thermal power plant (TPP) in the Syrdarya province, the Ministry of Energy said in a statement.

At the Uzbekistan Aviation & Logistics Forum (UAALF-2020) scheduled for February 19–20, Uzbekistan authorities will be discussing purchase of short- and medium-haul aircrafts for regional flights, the Minister of Transport Elyor Ganiev announced at a press conference on Wednesday.

The visit of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Russia is planned for the second half of June 2020, the First Deputy Foreign Minister, Ilkhom Nematov said today at a news conference.

The Uzbek Defense Ministry has received the delivery of four Mi-35M attack helicopters from Russia. These helicopters are currently being stored at the Tashkent International Airport.

It is planned to move the Tashkent International Airport 30-35 km away from the city. “Currently, Tashkent International Airport is located in the heart of the city. In the future, it may be moved towards Angren or Chinoz, 30-35 kilometers away from the city, ”said Ravshan Ismailov, head of Uzbekistan Airport company.

The area of Samarkand city will be almost tripled by 2040, with Dahbed, Jomboy, Tayloq, Yangidargom and Urgut becoming Samarkand’s satellite towns, and the population topping 1.1 million. This is reflected in the Government’s draft Approval of Samarkand’s master plan until 2040 Resolution.

In Uzbekistan, this year mass production will be launched of military uniforms and new caliber bullets, State Committee for Defense Industry said in a statement.

The Silk Visa project, an EU-style visa-free travel zone, allowing bearers to move freely between participating nations may be launched before 2021, said Aziz Abdukhakimov, deputy PM/chairman of the Tourism Development Committee at a news conference Wednesday.

On February 11, 2020, the First Deputy Foreign Minister, Ilkhom Nematov met with the chief of the Representative Office of the German Economy in Central Asia, Hovsep Voskanyan, the ministry said.

President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday held a telephone conversation took place between the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin.

The Minister of Transport, Elyor Ganiev briefed about measures taken to boost Uzbekistan's attractiveness for foreign airlines.