At the Nov. 21 meeting government, MPs of the Legislative Chamber passed the bill toughening penalties for illegal tree cutting.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi led the first strategic dialogue between the foreign ministries of the two countries.

The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro, has concluded her visit to Uzbekistan which took place from 15 to 17 November, the OSCE said in a statement. 

Climate adaptation and decarbonization of Uzbekistan’s energy-intensive economy could help the country achieve its development goals and improve living standards of its people, says the World Bank Group’s Uzbekistan Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR), released today.

Today, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the president of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol, the presidential press service said.

According to the Statistics Agency, in total in January-October 2023, 5.5 million foreign nationals visited Uzbekistan. Goals of trip:

During his visit to Baku, Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov met with Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikail Jabbarov on Tuesday.

According to the statistical agency, in January-October 2023, Uzbekistan’s international trade reached 51 billion US dollars, recording an increase by 10.3 billion US dollars or 25.2% compared to the same period last year.

The Transport Supervision Inspectorate under the Ministry of Transport and the Russian Federal Service for Transport Supervision signed a memorandum on the development of cooperation in the field of road transport, road infrastructure and railway transport, the Ministry of Transport said.

Today, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on amendments to a number of documents to improve the efficiency of the activities of internal affairs bodies, the Ministry of Justice said.

On November 15, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed amendments to the Code of Administrative Liability (CoAR) and the Criminal Code (CC), aimed at suppressing the production and circulation of counterfeit and low-quality goods.

The delegation led by the governor of Bukhara province, Botir Zaripov, paid a visit to the Indian state of Karnataka. According to Dunyo news agency, a business forum took place in Bangalore city with the participation of businesses of the two countries.

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Gavi Vaccine Alliance donated equipment worth $3.4 million to the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan.

Minister of Road and Transport Development Sandangiin Byambatsogt met with the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Mongolia, Farhod Arziev stationed in China. The parties agreed to enter into an Agreement on air services and international road transport between the two countries in the near future.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov held talks with the Deputy PM /Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov in Ashgabat on Monday.

The Department of Homeland Security has informed the Department of State that, effective immediately, citizens of Uzbekistan who unlawfully enter the United States via the U.S. - Mexico Border will not be released into the United States and will instead be detained until resolution of their immigration case. 

Uzhydromet announced the weather forecast for Tashkent city on Tuesday, November 21. The weather in Tashkent city will be changeable, with no precipitation expected. The wind will blow from the east at 3-8 m/s. The temperature will be +10...+12 degrees at night, +24...+26 degrees during the day.

On November 17 at 20:15, a Mi-8 helicopter of the Uzbek Air Force crashed during a training flight at the Kattakurgan training ground in Samarkand province killing all the crew, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

At the government meeting in Termez on November 17, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev touched upon measures to boost tourism in the Surkhandarya province, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

President Mirziyoyev signed the Increasing wages, pensions and benefits Decree”, raising wages, pensions and social benefits will by 7% as of December 1 of this year.