Uzbekistan on 1.37 Mbits/s speed is now ranked as having the 181st fastest internet in the world in the "Global League" rankings created by an online website builder review platform.

The Uzbek First Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Alisher Abdualiev and the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Oleg Yushchenko discussed the resumption of direct flights between the countries in Kyiv on Friday.

The Italian national Giorgio Gheno was found dead in a rented apartment in Tashkent, the Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement.

On February 20, staff from the U.S. Embassy Tashkent delivered 600 sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Republican Center for Prevention of Plague, Quarantine, and Most Hazardous Infectious (CPPQMHI), under the Ministry of Health (MOH), to support Uzbekistan’s efforts to prepare in the event of a coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Earlier in January, the Ministry of Health reached  out to all internationals donors to ask for supplies of PPE and test-kits to diagnose COVID-19.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan signed a memorandum on opening a branch of the University of Economics and Technology of Turkey in Tashkent.

At the State Property Management Agency was held a meeting with the officials of the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR Aircraft, one of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers.

Debrecen University (Hungary) will open A branch in Tashkent, the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade said. As reported, on February 18, Tashkent hosted the 5th meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation between Uzbekistan and Hungary, as well as the business forum.

Yesterday, the Presidential Palace in Ankara hosted the official welcoming ceremony of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The second plenary session of the Senate of Uzbekistan will be held on February 28, the press service of the Senate said. The session’s agenda reportedly contains discussion of the Uzbekistan Citizenship Bill, Census Bill, Metrology Bill and International Commercial Arbitration Bill.

On February 18, the Uzbek Innovation Minister, Ibrohim Abdurahmanov hosted the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, the ministry said in a statement.

The former Chairman of the State Tax Committee, Botir Parpiev has been appointed the Deputy Minister at the newly created Ministry of Mahalla and Family Affairs.

Uzbekistan is in desperate need for more flights to keep up with tourists inflow, Deputy Prime Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov said at the opening of an international aviation forum in Tashkent.

By 2030, Uzbekistan plans to join the top 50 in the World Bank Logistics Performance Index, announced the First Deputy Minister of Transport, Ilkhom Makhkamov at the international aviation forum in Tashkent.

Uzbekistan will join the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking countries this year. First Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Chamber, Akmal Saidov announced at the international conference “New stage of state and social construction in Uzbekistan, enhancing the role of the parliament and the representative bodies in democratic modernization”.

India is interested in helping Uzbekistan to build its nuclear infrastructure, Uzatom agency said in a statement. The delegation of Uzatom, during a visit to Delhi, held talks with the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of the Government of India, Sri Vyas, on launching cooperation in the use of peaceful atom.

As of February 18, 2020, Uzbekistan's population stands at 34,002,410, the Statistics Committee said in a report, of which 17,093,012 are male and 16909398 are female.

Dilfuza Uralova has been appointed as the new mayor of Syrdarya’s Boyovut district, the mayor’s press service said. She became the only female khokim among the current heads of regions, cities and regions of Uzbekistan.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the visiting Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and will visit Turkey on February 19-20.

Sodiq Safoev considers that there are three main tasks before the parliament today. These are the improvement of lawmaking, parliamentary oversight, and enhancing the local councils.