The program of the trip of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Budapest commenced with a meeting with the CEOs and chiefs of major companies and banks in Hungary, the presidential press service said.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $35 million concessional credit to support Uzbekistan in improving  the availability and use of geospatial data, in alignment with international best practices. The project will contribute to the digitalization of public service delivery and advance territorial development. The Government of Uzbekistan will contribute approximately $5.7 million in co-financing.

The list of jobs and occupations that students of secondary, secondary special, professional educational organizations can be employed for is expected to be approved.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), through its Office of Market Development and Public-Private Partnerships, will advise the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan on the implementation of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Program for Operation and Management of hospitals, the Bank’s press service said in a statement.

While a police officer on duty at the Yunusabad farmer market was checking a suspicious-looking man, the man attacked him and injured his neck with a knife he had with him. The officer survived in the hospital.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the UK Foreign Secretary David Lemmy in London Monday. “Delighted to have met with UK Foreign Secretary H.E. David Lammy today in London. Our exchange covered a wide-ranging and ambitious agenda for 2025, reflecting the growing strength Uzbek-UK relations.”

The president Mirziyoyev signed the Sharp increase in the flow of tourists and swift expansion of the volume of tourist services Decree on May 15 introducing a 30-day tourist visa-free for the nationals of Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman from June 1, the Ministry of Justice said.

At a government meeting, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with a new Tashkent subway extension project, the presidential press service said.

Tashkent, May 19. The French Embassy in Uzbekistan is pleased to announce that the first Forum of French-Uzbek university cooperation “French-Uzbek University: Prospects and Development” kicked off in Tashkent today to last through May 20. The forum is an important step towards the creation of the Franco-Uzbek University, the official opening of which is scheduled for 1 September 2025.

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan agreed to extend the restrictions on crossing the border through the Daut-ata and Tazhen checkpoints for another four months, until September 1, the Kazinform said today.

On the sidelines of the 27th Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan International Exhibition - OGU 2025, the CEO of Uzbekneftegaz Bakhodirjon Siddikov met with the CEO of the Egyptian company Bell Energy Haitham Hussein, the Dunyo news agency said.

Tashkent hosted the next working meeting of officials of the water and energy systems of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Sunday.

Uzgidromet reported an expected increase in temperature and another cold snap during the week. Partly cloudy and dry weather with a comfortable temperature background of 28-33°, and up to 35° in the south is expected on May 19. The air temperature will begin to rise from tomorrow, and in the middle of the week during the daytime the air will warm up to 35-38°, and up to 40-42° in the south and in the desert zone.

Two policemen were arrested in separate large-scale bribery cases. One officer allegedly demanded money in exchange for helping a former policeman under investigation to get a more lenient sentence, while the other promised to help reduce a convict’s jail term. One of the cases was uncovered through a call to the State Security Service (SSS) hotline that had been launched recently.

On May 16, an ammonia leak occurred at the Indorama Kokand Fertilizers & Chemicals plant in Kokand. The press service of the Fergana province department of National Guard and the Ministry of Emergency Situations provided details of the incident.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will travel to Hungary and Slovenia May 19–22 on official visits, the presidential press service said.

On April 30, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree aimed at implementing major digital transformation of the police bodies.

From September 1, Radar road sign will be mandatory in places where any stationary or mobile speed radars are installed, and in distance not less than 250 m and no more than 500 m before those places, the President’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov reported, citing the directive of the head of state and the government resolution.

An Uzbek national, T. R., a native of the Pastdargom district of Samarkand province, by the April 28 verdict of the Pastdargom District Criminal Court was found guilty of participating in the in the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.

The Deputy Foreign Minister Olim Abdullayev as part of the ministerial delegation meeting to Bulgaria met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Bulgaria Maria Angelieva in Sofia.