Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister, Dilshod Akhatov met with the Italian Ambassador, Andrea Bertozzi Monday, the Foreign Ministry said.

The official welcoming ceremony of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was held today at the Qasr Al-Vatan Palace in UAE's capital Abu Dhabi.

The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan commemorated World TB Day by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The Memorandum will strengthen cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan to stop the spread of tuberculosis (TB), especially multidrug and extensively drug-resistant (MDR and XDR) type of TB in Uzbekistan.

Today started the main events of the official visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the United Arab Emirates.

At the Abu Dhabi international airport Shavkat Mirziyoyev was welcomed by the UAE Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Presidential Affairs Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Sunday.

Over two hundred units of military transport and weapons have been handed over to the troops of the Uzbek Defense Ministry. The ceremony, attended by the Deputy Defense Minister in charge ofr armamentd and equipment, Colonel Oybek Ismoilov, the command of the Tashkent Military District and servicemen, took place at the Chirchik training ground.

Among the equipment were those that, by request of the Ministry of Defense, were assembled locally at UzAuto Trailer, KamAZ and SamAuto plants, and are designed for transportation of military goods, food, first aid and the injured. 

According to Colonel Oibek Ismoilov, these equipment is only a small portion, with more expected to be supplied, in particular the latest models of armored vehicles, weapons, ammunition, air defense systems.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (The EIU) has revealed through a survey, the 2019 most expensive and cheapest cities in the world.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree yesterday introducing 30-day visa-free regime for the nationals of UAE starting from March 20, 2019.

The grand opening of the Humo Arena multifunctional ice complex took place in Tashkent Friday. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev opened the ceremony and congratulated the audience on a significant event, which was attended by about 6,000 people.

The new uniform of Tashkent traffic police officers is currently being tested in the capital’s streets, the Tashkent Police Department (TPD) said in a statement.

The author of the Devils’ Dance Hamid Ismoilov, who was awarded the EBRD Literature Prize, refused to take questions from UzA news agency journalist Anora Sodiqova.

A meeting with executives of the Germany’s Airport Consulting Partners GmbH Beratende Ingenieure was held at the building of Uzbekistan Railways to discuss the business aviation airport project to be located in place of former Tashkent-Sharqiy (transl. Eastern).

Senator Mirabror Usmonov died today early in the morning aged 72. He was hospitalized to Ezgu Niyat Uzbek-German Clinic yesterday in a coma caused by complication of bronchial asthma.

Khorezm province man, K. S., was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison for defamation against a district mayor, UzA said.

The results of Uzbekistan’s National Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment carried out with the support of the World Bank and the European Union were presented today. Its findings will help the Government build a more effective system for managing public finances, increase transparency of the state budget and attractiveness of the country for international donors and foreign lenders.

Committee on Judicial and Legal Issues and Countering Corruption has been created The Legislative Chamber, the Chamber said in a statement.

Senator Mirabror Usmanov has been hospitalized at the Ezgu Niyat Uzbek-German Clinic in Tashkent. He is currently in a coma in the intensive care unit.

Breeding livestock, growing crops, collecting water and fuel, doing housework, which includes preparing food for the family, raising children, caring for elderly and sick family members - this is a short list of women’s obligations in rural areas of Uzbekistan.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev was awarded the award of the U. S.-based StrategEast Center for social and economic reforms in Uzbekistan.

During a workshop hosted by the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) in Tashkent, the World Bank presented the Human Capital Project and its recent report analyzing current challenges observed in Uzbekistan’s education sector.