Uzbekistan handed over humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, consisting of 1000 oxygen cylinders. The cargo hand-over ceremony took place on June 11 in Hairaton (Afghanistan), the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

On June 16-17, a Tatarstan government delegation, led by the President R.N. Minnikhanov, will visit Uzbekistan, the representative office of Tatarstan in Tashkent said.

Today, Mikaela Meredith assumed her duties as the first U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Uzbekistan. Ms. Meredith has almost 30 years of development experience with USAID. Prior to her new role, Ms. Meredith served as USAID’s Country Representative in Albania from 2018-2021 and USAID Mission Director in Azerbaijan from 2015-2018. She has also served in Yemen, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo and Washington DC. She holds a Master’s Degree from Columbia University’s School of International Affairs in New York.

On June 10, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Emomali Rahmon signed a joint statement, which enshrines the main agreements and defines long-term targets for further building up and deepening multifaceted mutually beneficial cooperation and strategic partnership ties between the two countries.

The fifth batch of ZF-UZ-VAC2001 coronavirus vaccine in 1 million doses was delivered to Tashkent from China on Thursday, the Ministry of Health said.

A memorandum on the implementation of a US$100 million project was signed between the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Ministry said.

On June 9, in Tashkent, the Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade S. Umurzakov hosted the Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani.

The official welcoming ceremony for the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was held at the Qasri Millat residence in Dushanbe on Thursday, the Uzbek president’s press service said.

On June 9, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan accepted the delivery of a new batch of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the Ministry of Health said.

On June 10, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev departed for an official visit to Tajikistan at the invitation of the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

The renowned journalist, the editor-in-chief of Uzbekiston Ovozi and Voice of Uzbekistan newspapers, Safar Ostonov died at the age of 72, the Journalists' Union said.

A new record for maximum air temperature was set in Tashkent on June 3-7, Uzhydromet said. These days, the territory of Uzbekistan was engulfed in an abnormal heat caused by the increased moving of sultry air from the regions of Iran. The average daily air temperature on these days was by 7-10 degrees higher than the climatic norm.

Sites for installation of radars by individuals are now being put up for auction, the press service of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate under the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

A footage surfaced on the internet, where residents of Ayritom village of the Chirakchi district of Kashkadarya province were seen blocking the Tashkent-Karshi high-speed railway. The situation was commented by Uzbekistan Railways.

Uzbekistan and Qatar signed an agreement on flights, providing for launching Doha to Tashkent direct flights, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Air Astana has received permit to operate flights to Uzbekistan on new routes, the Ministry of Transport said. Reportedly, on June 8, 2021, Uzaviatsiya Agency issued a permit to Air Astana to operate regular flights to Uzbekistan for Turkestan to Tashkent and Almaty to Samarkand routes.

Ahead of the visit of the President of Uzbekistan to Tajikistan on June 9, the first Uzbek-Tajik inter-provinces investment forum was held in Bokhtar, the Uzbek Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade reported.

On June 8, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to ensure equality and transparency in land relations, reliable protection of land rights and turning them into a market asset Decree.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting, dedicated to the status of instructions to create jobs through the development of agriculture, assistance to SMEs and the service sector, as well as increasing the volume of products in the field of poultry farming, fishing and cattle breeding.