Wednesday, 01, May, 2024

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Turkish Albayrak Holding, is implementing a project to install automated photo and video devices for detecting traffic violations in the cities of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade said.

On October 12, the Yangikhayot district criminal court of Tashkent city issued a ruling against the driver who hit and killed a pedestrian.

Delegation led by the former Prime Minister of Qatar Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani, accompanied by the Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan Laziz Qudratov visited the Bukhara province.

Samarkand will host the second forum of rectors of universities of Uzbekistan and Turkey on November 13-14, Dunyo said.

Supplies of Russian gas through the Central Asia – Center gas pipeline system in reverse mode are set to be increased from November 2025, the CEO of Gazprom Alexey Miller told Izvestia.

Following the talks between the Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and of Italy Sergio Mattarella, a Joint Statement was adopted aimed at further developing relations of strategic partnership and multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.

Rules for purchase of foreign currency are expected to be tightened for business entities in Uzbekistan. The Central Bank has published a draft of the relevant document.

Today, the Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Italy Sergio Mattarella held talks at Kuksaroy residence, the presidential press service said.

Turkish contractor company, Aksa Enerji will build a gas piston power plant in Nishan district of Kashkadarya province on a public-private partnership terms, the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade (MIPT) reported.

Over the past 30 years, Uzbekistan’s population has increased by 15 million to over 36 million. According to forecasts, by 2030, the population will reach 40 million people, which is almost half of the population of Central Asia.

Chairman of Uzbekistan Railways Z. Narzullaev met with the head of Afghan Railways Administration Bakht-ur-Rehman Sharafat on Wednesday in Hairatan, Balkh province in Afghanistan. The parties discussed the reconstruction of the Hairatan–Naibabad–Mazar-i-Sharif railway, the development and modernization of which is sought after by both parties.

Microbiologist, Director of Uzbek-Chinese laboratory at the National University of Uzbekistan Dilfuza Egamberdieva was rewarded UNESCO-Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology, the press service of the Culture and Arts Development Foundation said.

In his address at the 16th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization in Tashkent, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan touched on the Israel-Hamas war.

The Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services posted the results of the tender for reconstruction of the Press House complex (Newspaper Corps) in the Tashkent’s Mirabad district.

On November 7, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Gayrat Fozilov and U.S. Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Assistant Secretary Donald Lu led in Tashkent the third session of the Strategic Partnership Dialogue (SPD) between Uzbekistan and the United States. The United States-Uzbekistan SPD was inaugurated to foster understanding between the two countries and to hold discussions on a range of issues critical to advancing the U.S.-Uzbekistan bilateral relationship.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the 16th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization. At the beginning of his remarks, he underscored: “Even as we meet, the political architecture of the world is radically changing before our eyes and its global transformation is taking place. It is important that the countries of our organization, which have great influence in these complex processes, act unitedly and harmoniously, and jointly search for effective responses to emerging threats and challenges.”

The ancient city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, is set to host the 2023 FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships from December 26 to 30. This five-day tournament will gather the world's top chess players, vying for the title of the World Champion in Rapid and Blitz across the Open and Women's categories

The President’s Envoy for Foreign Policies, the former Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov was awarded one of Japan's highest awards - the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the NHK TV channel reported.

Uzbekistan is cutting natural gas exports to China for the second month in a row. This was reported by Spot based on information from the General Administration of Customs of China.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is in Astana on a working visit, attended the next meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States.