The first small modular reactor of a future six-module small scale nuclear plant in Uzbekistan is planned to be launched in five years, the Atomic Energy Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers said.

On June 4, the Yashnabad district criminal court sentenced the blogger Murod Makhsudov, 42, to 7.5 years in a general colony, the human rights activist Abdurakhmon Tashanov reported and which was later confirmed by the spokesman to the capital’s courts.

On June 5, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Conflict of Interests Bill into Law. The Bill was approved by the Senate more than a year ago - on June 1, 2023; the Legislative Chamber passed it on October 25, 2022.

The working group of the Senate negatively valued the feeding system of kindergartens in Andijan province. The study found that the kindergartens’ kitchens were in dire need of repair, equipment, dishes were lacking, and low-quality food items were purchased. The official of the Ministry of Health, Nurmat Otabekov, said that the activities of such kindergartens should be stopped today.

Yesterday, EUROUZ, in collaboration with the EU delegation to Uzbekistan, held The Early Summer Soiree at the EU Residence. The event gathered members of EUROUZ, representatives of EU diplomatic missions, and government officials. This event served to create an enchanting atmosphere, fostering valuable networking opportunities, knowledge exchange, and engaging conversations.

On June 3, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on measures to improve tourism infrastructure in the provinces and increase the flow of foreign tourists, the presidential press service said.

Six-year-old girl died after being hit by Nexia driven by a schoolboy in Urgut district of Samarkand province, MY5 TV channel said in a story.

Uzbekistan will conduct an inventory check of all production sharing agreements (PSA) in effect. This is provided for by president’s now renowned Measures to expedite market reforms and harmonize national legislation with World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements Decree.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and will pay an official visit to this country on Wednesday, June 6, the presidential press service said.

On June 4, a 19-year-old girl jumped from the roof of a 16-story residential building and died In the Almalyk city, Tashkent province.

Uzgidromet unveiled the weather forecast in Tashkent city for Thursday, June 6. The weather will be slightly cloudy, changeable from time to time. The temperature will be +18...+20 degrees Celsius at night, +32...+34 degrees during the day.

From July 1, 2026, preference given to local manufacturers in government procurement, as well as for local manufacturers of house appliances, will be partially abolished in Uzbekistan. This is provided for by the same June 3 presidential decree.

Today, the Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov attended the next meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Eurasian Economic Union in Nesvizh, Belarus.

Best sniper team contest took place from May 20 to 31 in Turkey, the press service of the Ministry of Defense said. 36 teams from 11 countries took part in the competition.

The delegation of the Nizhny Novgorod region, led by Liliya Baturskaya, was a guest in the Tashkent province, where a memorandum was signed between the Department of Poverty Alleviation and Employment of the Tashkent province and the Regional Personnel Agency of the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization of Russia.

On June 3, the president signed the Measures to further expedite market reforms and harmonize national legislation with World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements Decree allowing Internet providers in Uzbekistan to get direct access to the international Internet channel from January 1, 2025.

On May 28-29, Tashkent hosted a meeting of representatives of the railway authorities of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey on the development of freight transportation along the CASCA+ transport corridor, the Uzbekistan Railways said.

Talks took place with the delegation led by Qatar's Minister of State for Labor Ali bin Samih al-Marri at the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Employment.

Percentage of oxygen in the air of Tashkent city fell below the norm of 19.5 percent on May 29 of this year. Several factors may have contributed to this.

Qatar Airways operated its first flight to Tashkent from Doha on June 2. An Airbus 320 aircraft of Qatar Airlines landed in the capital of Uzbekistan at 13:30. According to tradition, the liner was greeted with an air arch.