Two high-ranking officials have been arrested in Uzbekistan: the former first deputy head of the Tashkent City Police Department, Doniyor Tashkhodjaev and former head of the internal security department of the Presidential State Security Service, Shukhrat Rasulov. While, dozens of security service employees have been sacked.

The Legislative Chamber passed amendments to the 2024 State Budget Law, which provide for a rise in government spending, in three readings at a meeting on December 3. The document has been submitted to the Senate.

New appointments have been made in the Presidential Administration (PA), the spokesman to the president said. Ruslanbek Davletov has been appointed to the position of Advisor to the President on socio-political, religious, educational and youth issues and, in connection with this, has been relieved of the position of presidential adviser on socio-political development. Before starting his service in the AP, he was the Minister of Justice from 2017 to 2022.

The government commissions of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have fully completed the delineation of the remaining sections of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border, the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan said in a statement.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the new Italian Ambassador Piergabriele Papadia de Bottini on Wednesday, the Foreign Minister said on his Telegram channel.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi and discussed the perspectives for a radical expansion of bilateral cooperation and the promotion of new areas of cooperation.

Roundtable was organized with the support of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Paderborn, Germany by the SBH West educational center and Kreishandwerkerschaft Paderborn-Lippe artisan association on the topic of attracting skilled labour from Uzbekistan.

CEO and owner of Akfa Group, former Tashkent mayor, Jahongir Ortiqhujaev commented on Uzbekistan’s plans to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) at an open meeting with young business leaders as part of the Tashkent Loves Youth month.

Viral hepatitis cases were recorded in Tashkent’s two schools, the head Office of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health in Tashkent said.

The Center for Progressive Reforms (CPR) is pleased to announce the opening of registration for the international conference, “Results of the Parliamentary Elections in Uzbekistan: International Assessment and Pathway to Reforms.” This event will serve as a platform for in-depth analysis of the election results, discussions on public expectations, and reflections on recommendations from international observers.

Uzbekistan was ranked 59th in the United Nations E-Government Development Index, which measures a government’s capability and willingness to provide services and communicate with its citizens electronically.

Delegation led by the Deputy Director of the Agency for the Development of the Civil Service, Saidfarrukh Islomov returned from a working visit to Austria.

In spite of the government's official statistics that Uzbekistan’s gross domestic product is growing year by year and the inflow of foreign investment is rising, real incomes and salaries in the country remain low, with inflation remaining high.

The Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, Aziz Abdukhakimov and the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Gretel Aguilar signed an agreement on the host country and the opening of the IUCN office in Tashkent, the press service of the Ministry of Environment said.

A seamstress and businesswoman from Uzbekistan Dilorom Yuldosheva was included in the BBC’s list of 100 inspiring and influential women for 2024.

First Deputy Foreign Minister Bahromjon Aloev hosted the UAE Ambassador Saeed Matar al-Qemzi Monday, the press service of the Foreign Ministry reported.

On 2 December, on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two former officials and an ex-director of a state-run orphanage in Uzbekistan who were involved in human trafficking and gender-based violence at the orphanage in Urgench, Khorezm province. 

From December 2 to December 6, dry weather is expected in Tashkent city, Uzgidromet said. No precipitation is expected in Tashkent during the business week. Fog is possible at night and in the morning. The prevailing temperature at night will be -1…+1 degrees Celsius, and +6…+9 degrees during the day.

Uzbekistan has completed bilateral talks with the Philippines on accession to the World Trade Organization. This was announced the President’s WTO Envoy, Azizbek Urunov, said on Sunday on his LinkedIn page.

The official opening ceremony of the Human Rights House at the Information and Resource Center of the National Center for Human Rights will take place on December 3, the press service of the Center said in a statement.