Thursday, 25, April, 2024

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Expanding regional transport opportunities is one of the main purposes of the visit of the Kazakh government delegation to Afghanistan. At the meeting of Deputy Prime Ministers of Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, Serik Jumangarin and Abdul Ghani Baradar, the parties expressed mutual interest in developing cooperation on transport integration projects in Central and South Asia, Kazinform reported.

The volume of Uzbekistan-bound remittances increased In Q1 of 2024, the governor of the Central Bank Mamarizo Nurmuratov announced this at a press conference on April 25.

On April 23, British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary Lord David Cameron visited Uzbekistan as part of his visit to the countries of Central Asia and Mongolia. He became the first British Foreign Secretary to visit Uzbekistan in the last 27 years.

Today, on April 25, the delegation led by the governor of Surkhandarya province, Ulugbek Kasimov left for the Balkh region of Afghanistan in order to deliver humanitarian aid to the brotherly Afghan people on behalf of the people of Uzbekistan.

The Innoprom. Central Asia international industrial exhibition took place from April 22 to 24. The Russian exhibition site Innoprom first landed in Tashkent in 2021 - for the first time outside of Yekaterinburg, where this forum is traditionally held. Since 2022, the event has been held in the “Innoprom. Central Asia”, Last year the exhibition was visited by more than 10 thousand delegates from 35 countries of CiS, Europe and Asia.

The man who criticized women and their outfits at the Atlas Party event in Tashkent was arrested for 15 days, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

The World Immunization Week has started, scheduled from April 24 to April 30. In recognition of this event, the UNICEF office in Uzbekistan highlighted the achievements in child and adult immunization, which the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan is developing with the support of this UN fund.

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According to Aamaj News, the Taliban Ministry of Higher Education has prohibited the translation of scientific works for academic promotion into Turkish and Uzbek languages.

Gazprom is mulling expansion of its operations in Central Asia by opening a representative office in Uzbekistan, Interfax said. It currently holds offices in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan.

As per the decision of the capital's mayor’s city, the Abdullah Qodiriy and Friendship parks in Tashkent have been leased to the Uzbek-Singapore company BPM Smart Decision Management for 49 years with the binding obligation of investing at least $10 million in each park.

On April 23, the first meeting of the working group on the development of the Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan multimodal transport corridor took place in Termiz. The event was attended by the Transport Ministers of the countries.

The Uzpaynet company, which manages the Paynet payment service, has changed its equity owner. According to the Unified State Register of Enterprises and Organizations (USREO), 100% stake on the balance sheet of the State Asset Management Agency (SAMA) were transferred to New Industrial Technologies. SAMA did not officially announce the sale of the stake, although information about a change of owner appeared in November.

Islamic banking and finance is experiencing a surge in popularity within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, presenting a significant new market for financial services. This was highlighted by a recent visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan by Mr. Muhammad Zubair, CEO of AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE), UAE a leading Islamic finance advisory and consultancy firm.

Uzbekistan’s international trade topped $15.8 billion, which is by almost $1 billion, or 6.2%, more than for the same period in 2023 in January-March 2024, the Statistics Agency said in a report.

Today, the Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Cameron, the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in a telephone conversation, the presidential press service said.

"Uzbekistan has captivated my imagination since 1991, when it emerged as an independent nation from the folds of the Soviet Union. Over the years, glimpses of its majestic monuments and storied past teased me through magazines and books. Based in Dubai, the Eid holidays presented the perfect opportunity for a family getaway. Despite initial skepticism from my family, my confidence in Uzbekistan's appeal prevailed.

UK’s Foreign Minister David Cameron landed in Tashkent, UzA said. At this very moment, the Foreign Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov is hosting David Cameron.

Horrible accident involving the death of people occurred in Boysun district of Surkhandarya province. The accident happened on April 21 around 16:30 in Padang village of the district. Damas minivan with 9 people fell into a ravine in Padang village of Boysun district. 6 people, including 3 children, died on the spot. They went to the mountain for recreation.