Friday, 25, April, 2025

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A score of legal changes will be taking effect from May 1. The legal-related information portal Norma has provided the details.

The International Monetary Fund has positively assessed the measures taken by the Government of Uzbekistan to reduce the consolidated budget deficit (CBD) in 2024 and called for continuing the policy of fiscal discipline, paying attention to reforms in the tax system and increasing the efficiency of public spending.

In pursuit of Chinese investment for Uzbekistan nuclear plant project, the director of Uzatom Agency Azim Ahmadkhojaev traveled to China.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov held bilateral talks with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Samarkand on Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov commented on the increasingly popular Central Asia+ cooperation format during a press briefing in Samarkand Wednesday. The transcript of the conversation was published by the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand city received the visiting Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, the presidential press service said.

During his visit to Samarkand, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov drew attention to the absence of a Russian-language inscription at the "Grieving Mother" memorial, RIA Novosti said.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's mission to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan has been formally canceled, following the death of Pope Francis, whose funeral will be held on Saturday, Palazzo Chigi sources said Tuesday.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today in the morning landed in Samarkand, the presidential press service said, where he will hold a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Privatization of large state-owned enterprises in international markets Decree Monday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov landed in Samarkand on an official visit last evening, the spokesman to the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan said.

The Chairman of Halk Maslakhaty (People's Council) of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has accepted the invitation of Shavkat Mirziyoyev and will visit Samarkand on April 23-24, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with a presentation on drawing foreign investment in Q1 and priority goals for the next quarter, the presidential press service said.

New bill to regulate the holding of weddings, funerals, family celebrations and other events is to be developed In Uzbekistan. This is envisaged by the April 21 presidential decree.

The European Union, OSCE and UNDP have launched a new phase of the uranium legacy rehabilitation project. The kick-off meeting took place in Tashkent on April 17-18, the EU Delegation to Uzbekistan said.

An investigation has been conducted into the death of an 11-year-old boy who had received medical treatment at a private clinic in Bukhara, the spokesman to the Prosecutor General, Hayot Shamsutdinov said.

On April 15, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Insurance of Agricultural Risks Bill into Law, which will take effect three months after its official publication.

On April 18, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on the progress of energy projects, including small hydroelectric power plants and the small-scale nuclear power plant, the presidential press service said.

Uzbeks and Tajiks instead of Russia are opting for China, South Korea, the Middle East and Europe as labour migration destination. Labor migration to the Russian Federation has become less profitable for them in recent years due to the depreciation of the ruble, Alexander Safonov, professor at the Financial University under the Government and former Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development told URA.RU.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued April 19 Measures to further improve the procedure for moving certain types of goods across the customs border Resolution introducштп duty-free traveler carry-in limits for biologically active supplements (BAS) for personal use аrom July 20, 2025.