The Uzbek government should take advantage of the country’s new political era to act on its international human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said today.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev accepted the invitation of the President Almazbek Atambaev to visit Kyrgyzstan on September 5-6, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev by the September 4 decree appointed Pulat Bobodjonov as Interior Minister of Uzbekistan, replacing Abdusalom Azizov, who had served as minister since the beginning of 2017, a source in the government said.

About 16,000 Uzbek nationals out of over 17,000 listed as members of religious extremist movements "have returned to normal life", Uzbekistan 24 reported.

The French President Emmanuel Macron sent a congratulatory message to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the occasion of Uzbekistan's Independence 26th Anniversary.

Delegation of Human Rights Watch arrived in Uzbekistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said. The program of the visit includes meetings in the Oliy Majlis, Supreme Court, Prosecutor General's Office, ministries of foreign affairs, interior, justice, employment and labor relations, other government and non- government bodies, as well as trips to the provinces.

The monument to the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov was today inaugurated in front of Oqsaroy residence in Tashkent.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Turkey in October, it follows from the congratulations message of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the occasion of Independence Day.

Alisher Khadjaev was reappointed as chairman of National Television Radio Company (NTRC), earlier he was in charge of the company from April 2005 to February 2017, NTRC said.

Draft Civil Service Bill was proposed for public consultation. The document is intended at ensuring the effectiveness of civil service, creating of an effective system for admission to civil service, enhancing the professionalism and competence of civil servants, and raising their liability.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Kyrgyzstan on September 6, the press service of the Government of Kyrgyzstan said in a statement.

Chairman of the Committee for Tourism Development Aziz Abdukhakimov on Sunday met with UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai in Samarkand.

The Central Council of the Union of Youth, NTRC and the Center for Development of Cinematography on August 21, 2017 signed a resolution creating the Youth Press Club.

Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, the second daughter of Uzbek president Islam Karimov who died last year, will step down soon as Uzbekistan's representative at UNESCO, she said on Monday.

President of Uzbekistan, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Uzbek Armed Forces, Shavkat Mirziyoyev observed today the operational-tactical exercises held at Kattakurgon training field.

Uzbekistan delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan Boriy Alihanov will take part in the World Water Week, which will be held from August 27 to September 2 in Stockholm, Sweden.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday arrived in Samarkand, where he started his trip with a visit to the grave of the first President Islam Karimov, UzA reports.

Interior Minister of Uzbekistan, Major General Abdusalom Azizov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen.

Uzbekistan defeated  Kyrgyzstan 5-0 in friendly match behind closed doors last Friday at Bunyodkor stadium. The score was opened by Sardor Rashidov 9 minutes into the game, Igor Sergeev doubled the lead in the 43th minute. The remaining three goals were scored in the last 10 minutes of the game, Mirzaev (84), Masharipov (90 + 2) and Geinrich (90 + 4, penalty).

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday received the Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai in Samarkand, UzA reported.