The combat power of the Uzbek armed forces has almost doubled, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement. “Over 230 tactical-special exercises, about 45 joint events were held by the troops of the Ministry of Defense Over the last two years. As a result, their combat effectiveness increased by 10-12%, and the combat power nearly doubled,” the statement said notes.

The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan commented on the leniency of the sentence to the former Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan, Rashid Qodirov.

Cooperation between the five Central Asian countries is vital for sharing limited water resources, balancing energy needs of upstream countries with agricultural needs of their downstream neighbors and finding common solutions to water resources management, according to the workshop in Tashkent, held under Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program. For the first time under CAREC program, development partners and regional agencies discussed potential areas of focus for water resources management in Central Asia that could also be supported through the CAREC platform.

The government issued decree establishing the Westminster International School (WIS) in the city of Tashkent, the Ministry of Justice said.

Makhsustrans, the state-owned garbage collection company, offered the Tashkent mayor’s office to install over 66 thousand waste bins in Tashkent, the company said.

Cars import duties could be cut In Uzbekistan in proposed law, the State Customs Committee said in a statement. "In Uzbekistan there are very high customs duties for the cars import. Cutting these rates is being reviewed in parallel with introduction of the recycling tax. The relevant draft bill has been submitted to the lower house. The excise tax and import duty are expected to be lowered after the introduction of the recycling tax, ", - the statement said.

On June 25, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Bill approving the Electoral Code into Law, Xalq Sozi said. The Bill was passed by the Legislative Chamber on February 18 and was approved by the Senate on February 28.

Today, on June 26, the Tashkent City Court announced the verdict against the former Prosecutor General Rashid Qodirov and another 13 defenders in his case.

The military attachés of 27 foreign embassies accredited in Uzbekistan visited the Kokand Garrison of the Eastern Military District as part of the cooperation plan with the Defense Ministry, the ministry said.

The President signed the Ratification of the Protocol to the Convention 29 of the International Labor Organization on Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, 1930 Bill into Law,” the Justice Ministry said.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has endorsed a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for Uzbekistan. The 5-year partnership strategy, from 2019–2023, supports the government’s ongoing reforms to help the economy’s transition towards a more inclusive and market-driven growth path.

Uzavtotrans Service and the Chinese Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co signed purchase contract for 68 Yutong buses, the Uzbek Tourism Committee ыфшв.

Prosecutor General’s Office and the Interior Ministry have taken comprehensive measures to organize investigations actions to counter economic crimes, the prosecutor office said said.

Uzbekistan has purchased several dozens of the Russian VPK-233136 Tiger special configuration multi-purpose armored vehicles, TASS said.

The 15th meeting of the Uzbekistan-EU Subcommittee on Justice, Internal Affairs, Human Rights and Related Issues was held on June 24, 2019 in Brussels.

Uzbekistan Airways is planning to lease low-capacity passenger aircrafts, the likes of Bombardier or Embraer for regional flights, the First Deputy Minister of Transport Ilkhom Makhkamov said at a briefing at the Agency of Information and Mass Communications Monday.

Uzbekistan Airways is planning to launch a direct Munich flight in April 2020, the company said. “We are now working on the opening of direct flight to Munich in April next year. Such timeline is due to the seasonality of flights. We are gearing up the flights to Jakarta. Now there are two flights a week via Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). We will divide these flights and operate them separately to Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. At the same time, the number of Jakarta flights will be increased to 4 per week,” said Shukhrat Hudaykulov, director at the commercial department.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin, who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the next meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission.

The Senate at the 20th plenary meeting passed the Arms Bill. The Bill regulates relations relative to the circulation of arms and arm supplies and is aimed at protecting the life and health of citizens, their property and ensuring public safety.

Uzbekistan and China have set up a joint venture to implement the Safe City project. "On the eve of Tashkent signed a Memorandum of Association of an Uzbek-Chinese joint venture as part of the Safe City complex project, which was signed between the “Safe City” Center for Assistance for Public Order under the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan and the Chinese companies CITIC Group and COSTAR Group ", the Ministry of Finance said.