Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to further reduce bureaucratic barriers and introduce modern management principles in the state bodies decree.

Trilateral meeting of the heads of delegations of Uzbekistan, the U.S. and Afghanistan took place on Monday on the margins of the Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process 8th ministerial conference, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The UN Committee Against Torture has published its findings on the rights record of countries it examined during its latest session from 11 November to 6 December 2019: Burkina Faso, Cyprus, Latvia, Niger, Portugal and Uzbekistan.

A branch of the Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University (RSPU) will open in Tashkent, the Ministry of Preschool Education said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the State Budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan for 2020 Bill into Law. The document has handed over financing of payments, including social payments, to local budgets.

Two new toll tunnels and three toll highways are planned to be built in Uzbekistan. This is provided for by a special “road map” for 2020-2022 approved by the President Mirziyoyev Monday. 

The General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan commented on the activities of Gulnara Karimova’s Switzerland-based lawyer, Grégoire Mangeat.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the new version of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan Law. According to the document, the candidacy of the Prime Minister shall be proposed by the political party, which won the largest number of seats in the Legislative Chamber, or by several political parties that win the same number of seats.

Saidbek Azimov, the representative of the secretariat of the Ombudsman said that Uzbek authorities were no longer drawing up lists of people suspected of extremist activities, the so-called black lists.

Draft presidential Improving the efficiency of tourism reforms decree, posted for public input until December 24, proposes as of July 1, 2020, to abolish the registration of foreign nationals and stateless persons who will be staying for a duration of no longer than 30 days.

On December 11-13, Uzbekistan government delegation headed by the Foreign Minister, Abdulaziz Kamilov will visit Italy, the Foreign Ministry said.

Early on the morning of December 6, the 17-year-old B.N. was found hanged in the courtyard of his house in Kasan district of Kashkadarya province.

The central office of Madad non-governmental non-profit organization (NGO) opened in Tashkent Thursday, the Ministry of Justice said. The office provides free legal advice and assistance to individuals.

The Prosecutor General's Office announced the opening another criminal case against the daughter of the late president Karimov, Gulnara Karimova, which was reportedly “due to surfacing of new evidence,” the Office said in an official statement.

On the occasion of the e 27th anniversary of the Uzbek Constitution, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday signed the Pardoning of a Group of Persons Serving Prison Sentences, Who Demonstrated Sincere Repentance and Have Chosen the Right Path Decree. 

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to Tashkent in January, the Foreign Minister, Abdulaziz Kamilov announced at the MGIMO branch inauguration ceremony in Tashkent.

The Iranian Zagros Airlines today launched regular once-a-week Tehran to Tashkent services, the Uzbekistan Transport Ministry said. In the future, it is planned to double the frequency of flights.

On December 9, Tashkent will host the opening ceremony of the Tashkent branch of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), the university’s first overseas branch.

The Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov spoke to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev over the phone Thursday. The counterparts exchanged views on bilateral ties and discussed a number of topical issues of bilateral trade and economic cooperation, the Russian government portal said in a statement.

The Uzbek-Russian joint venture Andijanpetro, set up by Uzbekneftegaz and Zarubezhneft (Russia), has begun operations.