The Russian government delegation headed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will visit Uzbekistan on May 29-30, the Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today signed the Improving Anti-Corruption System in Uzbekistan Decree, which is aimed at improving the effectiveness of the anti-corruption system, creating the favorable business climate and improving Uzbekistan’s international reputation.

A number of investment, scientific and medical deals were signed following the talks between the Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Tashkent.

Today, the President of Uzbekistan and the President of the Federal Republic of Germany held talks tête-à-tête and between the delegations, the presidential press service said.

Prime Minister Imran Khan and Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Elyor Ganiev met here Monday and discussed matters of bilateral and regional importance.

Uzbekistan intends to host the annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the government resolution says.

The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will visit Uzbekistan from May 29 to 30. The Uzbek PM Abdulla Aripov and Dmitry Medvedev will hold the first meeting of the joint commission at the level of the heads of government.

The Egyptian AlMasriya Universal Airlines will launch Sharm El Sheikh-Tashkent flights as of June 12. Flights will be operated on Wednesdays on Airbus-320 aircrafts.

President Donald Tusk will travel to Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from Wednesday 29 May to Sunday 2 June. The European Union has just launched its new EU-Central Asia Strategy; President Tusk's trip is a further expression of the EU's commitment to stronger partnerships with the region and the individual countries.

A number of deals were inked at the meeting of the Uzbek-Russian intergovernmental commission on military-technical cooperation, which was held on May 23 in Samarkand.

The President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier has accepted the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on May 27-29.

Today, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the newly appointed Ambassador of the Korea Republic, Kang Jae Kwon, the Ministry said.

The draft of the new version of the Local Authorities Law, prepared by the Ministry of Justice, has been published for public consultation.

The Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Daniel Rosenblum, the Foreign Ministry said.

A group of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets are currently visiting Uzbekistan. As part of their visit they visited military education institutions and have been exchanging experience with their Uzbek peers.

On May 23, Tashkent hosted legal forum with the participation of Uzbek and German lawyers, which was attended by the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate Sodiq Safoev, Director of the National Center for Human Rights Akmal Saidov, German Ambassador to Uzbekistan Günter Overfeld, and Head of the Konrad Adenauer Center in Uzbekistan Thomas Kunze.

Joint tactical and special drill Combat Fellowship - 2019 between the military units of Uzbekistan and Belarus are taking place at the Gurumsaray training ground in the Namangan province, the Ministry of Defense said.

The servicemen freed the hostages from simulated illegal armed groups, suddenly attacking the camp of the "militants". The servicemen jointly drilled breakthrough ofthe enemy defense line with armored vehicles, fire strikes at the militants’ shelters and help the flanks while descending from steep mountain slopes with mountain equipment.

In addition, the military enhanced skills for survival in the extreme mountain conditions. The Belarus servicemen worked out the task of circumventing ambushes on the way and concealing the placement of the camp with the use of terrain.

Joint exercises will last until May 27 and are part of the security cooperation plan signed between the two states in 2018.

IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde made an address on May 19 at the Central Bank during her visit to Uzbekistan:

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Using Renewable Energy Bill into Law. According to the document, producers of renewable energy and renewable energy units within their authority are entitled to:

Komil Allamjonov, the head of the Agency of Information and Mass Communications (AIMC) under the Presidential Administration in a statement on his Facebook page called the working methods of the Uzbek service of Radio Liberty, Ozodlik, contrary to generally accepted standards of journalistic ethics.