The first ever Uzbekistan-India joint military exercise - Dustlik-2019 began today at Chirchiq Training Area near Tashkent. Defence Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov and his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh presided over the Curtain Raiser of the military drill yesterday.

The anti-corruption compliance control system (control over compliance with the requirements of anti-corruption legislation) is being implemented in the joint-stock companies Uzkimyosanoat and Uzbekneftegaz, the General Prosecutor's Office of Uzbekistan, which is the working body of the Republican Interagency Abti-Corruption Commission, said in a statement.

Tajikistan is ceding 300 hectares of land to Uzbekistan under a bilateral deal. Currently the land is part of Mastchoh district of Sughd province, Faraj reported.

The second round of the Uzbek-Norwegian political consultations between Foreign Ministries was held on November 4, 2019. The Uzbek delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Dilshod Akhatov, and the Norwegian delegation by State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Audun Halvorsen.

On November 1, Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Payments and Payment Systems Bill into Law, which will take effect on February 1, 2020. The Law was developed in pursuance with the President’s Measures to Develop National Payment System Decree.

The Special Rapporteur of the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed may visit Uzbekistan again in early 2020, the Foreign Ministry said.

The Chinese President, Xi Jinping will visit Uzbekistan next year. This became known following the talks between the governments delegations of the two countries in Tashkent on the margins of the SCO Heads of Governments Council meeting.

In 2020, over 1 trillion soums, or US$ 108.2 million is planned to be contributed for science from the state budget, which is by US$ 287 billion soums (US$ 30.2 million)more than in 2019. This was stipulated in the draft 2020 Citizens Budget.

The Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries adopted the new Multilateral Trade and Economic Cooperation Program until 2035 on Saturday.

The Uzbekistan unemployment rate topped 9.1% in the first year-half, while the unemployment among women was at 13%. That is, 53% of the unemployed are women, Fazliddin Mamarasulov, head of department at the Ministry of Employment and Labor, announced at the forum: The Role of Central Asian Women in Addressing Social Issues in the 21st Century in Samarkand.

The Russian government is ready to consider the provision of an export loan for Uzbekistan nuclear power plant project to be built by Rosatom, the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Government, Prikhodko said today at a press briefing dedicated to the SCO Heads of Government Council meeting.

The Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit. At the Islam Karimov International Airport he was welcomed by the Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the Russia’s Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrushev, who is on a working visit in our country.

The UK company Lapwing Advisers will invest US$ 300 million for creation of data storage and processing center in Uzbekistan, the Foreign Ministry said.

Policing Coordination Departments in 9 out of 11 districts of Tashkent city received the delivery of bus-based mobile center, the Tashkent city police department said.

The meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held November 1–2 in Tashkent.

Uzbekistan and the United Kingdom signed a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) on Thursday in Tashkent, which will ensure the continuity of bilateral relations if the UK ceases to participate in the PCA between Uzbekistan and the European Union due to the possible Brexit without a deal, the UK Embassy to Uzbekistan said.

On November 1-2, 2019, the Chinese government delegation led by the Prime Minister Li Keqiang will travel to Uzbekistan.

On October 30 was held the sixth round of Uzbek-Swiss political consultations between Foreign Ministries. The Uzbekistan delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister, Dilshod Akhatov, and the Swiss delegation was headed by Deputy State Secretary of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Krystyna Marty Lang.

The Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan. Nikolai Patrushev will visit Tashkent on October 31 and attend the consultations between the security councils offices.