President Mirziyoyev signed a decree on Monday allowing individuals, among others, to dig precious metals as of March 1, 2019. At present, only state-owned companies - Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Complex and Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex are allowed to mine precious metals.

The director of the Uzbek Agency for Press and Information Laziz Tangriev has resigned at his own request, a source in the government said.

109th Session of the UN Migration Agency's Council, which opened yesterday in Geneva, has voted to support the application of the Republic of Uzbekistan to join IOM as a Member State, bringing the total membership to 173.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan Ulugbek Maksudov yesterday presented his credentials to the King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Riyadh, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

President of Uzbekistan, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has ordered the start of large-scale test of military readiness of servicemen in Uzbekistan. The troops of the Ministry of Defense were alerted for drill on Monday morning.

Unfinished apartment buildings in Tashkent’s Mirzo-Ulugbek district erected with gross violations of technical and fire regulations are being demolished, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

In a significant step forward for relations between Uzbekistan and the European Union, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Abdulaziz Kamilov and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini, have yesterday launched negotiations for a new, comprehensive bilateral agreement. 

The visit of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Brussels will take place once the parties complete the negotiations on the basic documents of bilateral and regional cooperation, said the Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov following the meeting of the Uzbekistan-EU Cooperation Council in Brussels.

The government of Uzbekistan has decided to invite a UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, the Director of the National Center for Human Rights of Uzbekistan Akmal Saidov announced today.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov met with Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and European Affairs Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Didier Reinders in Brussels, the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

Lieutenant Ilkhomjon Khaidarov, officer at Andijan province Izboskan district police department, died after being beaten by people in the street, the Prosecutor General’s Office.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on opening of Uzbekistan’s general consulate in Rostov-on-Don (Russia), the Ministry of Justice said..

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations/Director General of the UN Office in Geneva, Michael Møller, the presidential press service said.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov yesterday met with the Commissioner in charge of International cooperation and Development Neven Mimica in Brussels.

Medical staff in Syrdarya and Samarkand provinces took oaths, promising  work honestly for the sake of the country's development.

The fifth round of the Uzbek-Swiss political consultations were held yesterday in Bern. The Uzbek delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Dilshod Akhatov, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Uzbekistan delegation headed by Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will visit Brussels on a working visit between November 21-24.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted delegation of the US Congress led by Congressman Trent Kelly, the presidential press service said.

The Uzbek Ambassador in Kabul, Yodgorhuja Shadmanov handed over 25 buses to the Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan on behalf of the Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Foreign Ministry said.

Ceremonies took place across Syrdarya province last week, where farmers of the province took oaths, the local Sirdaryo Haqiqati (transl. The Truth of Syrdarya) newspaper reported.