The mayor of Altynkul district of Andijan province, Nazirjon Urinbayev, died of pneumonia and acute cardiovascular failure on October 7 aged 54.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan issued a statement on the situation in Kyrgyzstan. "The current events and the developing tense situation in the Kyrgyz Republic are causing serious concern in the Republic of Uzbekistan," the statement said.

The Canadian oil and gas company Condor Petroleum plans to invest over US$ 1 billion for the operation of gas fields in the Bukhara province in 2021-2024, Dunyo news agency said.

Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev held a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the press service of the President of Uzbekistan said in a statement.

The latest edition of the World Bank’s Economic Update for the region released today indicates that, in 2020, Uzbekistan is projected to remain one of two countries in the Europe and Central Asia region that will experience economic growth, despite the global economic recession driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Uzbekistan Ambassador to Austria, Abat Fayzullayev, as the permanent representative to the IAEA, presented his credentials to the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi.

On October 5, the President of Uzbekistan held a meeting on reforming Uzbekistan Post, the presidential press service said in a statement.

On October 6, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in, the presidential press service said.

Civil servants’ asset and income declaration system is planned to be introduced in stages from January 1, 2021. Such a bill will be published for public input shortly, Akmal Burkhanov, director of the Anti-Corruption Agency, announced today at a press conference.

From today, Uzbekistan has introduced entry restrictions from Kyrgyzstan for citizens of Kyrgyzstan and third countries, the State Frontier Service (SFS) of Kyrgyzstan said.

The Russian state-owned development corporation VEB.RF plans to be involved in the infrastructure development projects in Tashkent, the company chairman of this financial structure Igor Shuvalov.

The Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Opposition supporters in Kyrgyzstan have seized several government buildings in the country's capital, freed the ex-president from jail and announced plans to oust the president and form a new government.

Uzbekistan Airways has decided to postpone the creation of its own low-cost airline, First Deputy Chairman of the company Umid Khusanov said on Monday.

In Namangan, on September G. Dadabayeva, 35, poured gasoline and set herself on fire in response to her family being evicted from the house by officers of the Bureau of Compulsory Enforcement (BCE) under the General Prosecutor's Office and police.

Uzbekistan Airways has sent proposals to the Ministry of Transport to review its pricing policy, the company’s First Deputy Chairman Umid Khusanov said, speaking at the Antimonopoly Committee.

On September 29, the Telegram channel (Banker's Diary) published a list of 17 banks, including the provincial administration of the Central Bank, whose workers were allegedly forced to pick cotton in Namangan province. The channel added that it was instructed to attract 1470 pickers to Uchkurgan district.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent a letter to the President of the United States Donald Trump, the presidential press service said in a statement.

Today, the United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated five years of achievement through the USAID-funded Dignity and Rights program in Uzbekistan. The program was implemented by the International Organization for Migration and the National Human Rights Center of Uzbekistan.

Today, the Turkic world proudly celebrates the 11th anniversary of the Nakhchivan Agreement, which is the symbol of the materialization of the common political will, aiming to establish stronger brotherly ties and to construct the future together underneath a single common roof.