The constitutional Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan Law, which was approved at the referendum on April 30, took effect on May 1, from the day the results of the referendum were announced by the Central Election Commission.

Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a telephone conversation on May 1, the Uzbek presidential press service said.

On April 26, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution on cooperation between the UN and the Council of Europe, which mentions Russia's aggression against Ukraine.

The Senate will convene for its fortieth session on May 3, the press service of the Senate said. At the session, the senators are scheduled to discuss two packages of amendments to the Code of Administrative Liability, as well as changes to the legislation to ensure the inviolability of funds in bank accounts of businesses.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Public Debt Bill into Law. The law has established the powers of state bodies in the field of public debt management. The Ministry of Economy and Finance is assigned as the body responsible for public debt management.

Financial model of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project will be approved during the visit of the President of Kyrgyzstan to Beijing on May 17-19. The project’s estimated cost is at US$ 3-5 billion.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and will pay a visit to this country on May 2-3, the presidential press service said.

CEO of Uzbekistan Airports company Rana Joraeva held talks with the vice president of Oman Air Khalid Abdulwahab al Balushi.

Turnout at the constitutional referendum held on Sunday, according to provisional info, was at 84.54%, announced at a briefing by the chairman of the Central Election Commission, Zainiddin Nizamkhojaev on Monday.

The Agency for External Labor Migration denied the increase in the number of Uzbek labor migrants in Russia, as stated by the Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov at the second Tashkent Investment Forum. Reshetnikov said that the number of Uzbek citizens coming to work in Russia has quadrupled in seven years.

Within the framework of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program, Mercy Corps in partnership with the Agency for Preschool Education under the Ministry of Preschool and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan organized the set-up of reading corners in 58 state preschools in Surkhandarya region and the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

The fourth meeting in the Central Asia-China format between foreign ministers took place yesterday in Chinese Xi'an. Foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and a representative of Turkmenistan at the level of deputy minister attended the event.

Direct flights between the capitals of Uzbekistan and Hungary are planned to be launched from the second half of 2023. This was announced on April 27 by the Minister of Economic Development of Hungary, Márton Nagy, speaking at the second International Investment Forum in Tashkent. The event is attended by over 2,000 representatives of international business - heads of companies, funds, well-known economists and experts.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with an EU Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan on the sidelines of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, the presidential press service said.

The construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will take "our region out of the transport impasse." This was announced at the Tashkent Investment Forum on April 27 by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers/Chief of Presidential Administration of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Zhaparov.

Central Asia-Center (CAC) gas pipeline is being considered for potential gas supplies from Russia to Uzbekistan, stated Minister of Energy Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov on the sidelines of the Tashkent Investment Forum on April 27.

2 large wind farms to be built in Bukhara through installation of 158 wind turbines with a total capacity of 1 GW, with 3.6 billion kWh of electricity to be produced annually.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Italy in the summer. Italian Defense Minister Guido Crozetto, who visited Tashkent on April 26, told the Italian news agency Vista.

European Union Sanctions Envoy David O'Sullivan arrived in Uzbekistan for a two-day visit. After meeting with the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, he held a press conference at which he spoke about the task of his mission.

"You will find the peace and stability that you want, a favorable investment environment and the necessary guarantees in our country," the president said to the participants of the 2nd Tashkent Investment Forum.