Important steps have been taken in Uzbekistan to dismantle an authoritarian and centralist structure that has previously severely undermined the independence of justice, the function of lawyers and the rule of law, says visiting UN rights expert Diego Garcia-Sayán.

The chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Economic Relations, Foreign Investment and Tourism of the Senate Alisher Kurmanov hosted the delegation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) headed by the Vice President Vasil Khudak, the press service of the Senate said.

Today the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the visiting the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego Garcia-Sayan.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Uzbekistan Huseyn Guliev, the ministry said.

As of October 1, 2019, only soums can be withdrawn from Uzbekistan ATMs accepting international cards, such as VISA, MasterCard, UnionPay or others.

On September 22, the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov held talks with the US Ambassador at Large for International in Religious Freedom in New York, the Foreign Ministry said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev receives the award of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (UNIATF) for his personal commitment in putting healthy lifestyle and action to beat noncommunicable diseases.

The First Deputy Foreign Minister Ilkhom Nematov met with the Chinese Ambassador to China Jiang Yan, the Foreign Ministry said.

Joint Uzbek-Tajik military drills were held at the Gurumsaray training ground of the Eastern Military District as part of the Center-2019 strategic drills, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

Today an international conference on nutrition, organized by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and the INCF “For a Healthy Generation” opened in Tashkent. A grant provided by the U.S. Embassy enabled U.S. researchers, key government officials, health education institutions and non-governmental organizations to come together to discuss the most recent science concerning the role of nutrition and how this knowledge can be used to improve the overall health of  Uzbekistan’s population.  Internationally recognized scholars will present the latest science about how nutrition impacts risk for diseases like obesity, diabetes and heart disease as well as how the nutrition of one generation impacts the health of following generations.

The Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov attended the C5+1 Dialogue meeting. The participants of the Dialogue also included the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Foreign Minister Abdu Mukhtar Tileuberdi of Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov of Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin of Tajikistan, and Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the United States Mered Orazov.

On September 20, a meeting was held in the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan with a Russian government delegation led by First Deputy PM/ Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov.

The Former Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan Otabek Murodov has been taken into custody, a source in the government told the Tashkent Times.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassadors of Afghanistan, India, Britain, Japan and France, the presidential press service said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree on September 20 declassifying the archival files of before 1917 stored in state archives. The decree takes the Uzarhiv Agency out of the Cabinet of Ministers to set up a separate Uzarhiv Agency. The Agency, together with the State Security Service, shall take measures to declassify these documents by June 1, 2020.

The September 19 presidential decree has supplemented the list of (non-electronic) visas categories with the new type of visa, the Ministry of Justice said.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will head the country's delegation to the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 21–29, the ministry said.

The energy ministers of the member states of the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) today signed a joint declaration in Tashkent, in which their countries pledged to develop and implement a common energy strategy before 2030, the Uzbekistan Ministry of Energy said.

On September 19, 2019, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego Garcia-Sayan a UN delegation who is leading UN’s delegation to Uzbekistan, the ministry said.

On 25-27th September, high-level international investment conference, Energy Week Uzbekistan 2019, will take place in Tashkent (International Hotel Tashkent). The event is organized by Invest In Network is a UK-based company and is held to demonstrate the investment potential of Uzbekistan's power sector with the focus on diversification of energy mix and is aimed at fostering the deployment of renewable energy in Uzbekistan.