The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting today on countering cybercrime, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today reviewed a presentation of proposals to protect the public from drug addiction, the presidential press service said.

Inflation in Uzbekistan stood at 0.6% in October, the National Statistics Committee said in a report. Year-to-date, the average inflation has reached 5.7%, and in annual terms (compared to October 2024) to 7.8%. While in October of last year, the figures were higher – 0.8%, 7.7%, and 10.2%, respectively.

The Senate at its November 1 meeting passed bill on more lenient penalties for some traffic violations, as well as the introduction of an administrative warning as a separate measure of influence.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov spoke with the Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi over the phone today.

In Uzbekistan, 5,895 road traffic accidents were officially recorded in January-September, the Defense and Security Committee chairman Kutbiddin Burkhanov announced at a plenary session of the Senate on Saturday.

The Tashkent mayor signed an order on turning on centralized heating in social facilities in the capital on November 3rd, and in residential buildings from November 5 based on weather forecast. the press service of the city mayor’s office said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Qatar on November 3-4 to attend the second edition of the World Summit for Social Development in Doha, the presidential press service said.

A number of changes to regulations and other novelties will take effect in Uzbekistan from November 1. Over 2100 management positions in government bodies to be cut:

Following the talks in Tashkent, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Finland Alexander Stubb signed a Оoint statement and oversaw the signing of a set of bilateral accords Friday:

Before the cold snap due next week, Uzbeks can expect light rain on Saturday and dry weather on Sunday. Light rain is possible on Saturday night in Tashkent city, with no precipitation expected on Sunday.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb at the Kuksaroy residence today, the presidential press service said.

The Waste Management Directorate under the Agency for Waste Management and Circular Economy carried out work on reducing landfills across the country. In 2024–2025, reclamation and soil cover work was carried out at a total of 47 landfills, and 42 were completely closed.

The French Embassy in Uzbekistan held the first French Culture Month in Nukus from October 27 to November 30, 2025. Throughout this period, numerous multidisciplinary cultural events were held to celebrate the richness of cultural exchanges between France and Uzbekistan, and more specifically with the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has given directives to major companies such as Uzbekistan Railways, Uzbekistan Airways, and Uzbekistan Airports to complete the task of reducing the cost of services by at least 20 percent in the end of 2025. Transport Minister Ilhom Makhkamov told Uzbekistan 24 TV channel in an interview.

President Alexander Stubb of Finland visited the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) Thursday. The main topic of the working meeting between the Finnish President and the UWED’s leadership was the discussion of the prospects for the development of cooperation between UWED and Finnish universities.

The volume of foreign investments and loans disbursed in the first nine months of this year reached US$ 24.9 billion, the Statistics Committee's said in a report.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday in Tashkent Serbia and Uzbekistan had agreed on mutual political support at all levels, from the UN to all other organisations, and that he expected the two countries to sign a FTA and an agreement on protection of investments in the future.

Today on the sidelines of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with President of the Slovak Republic Peter Pellegrini.

The President Mirziyoyev signed a Decree appointing Ravshan Gulamov to the position of Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan on Territorial Development and due to this move Gulamov has been relieved from the position of Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan on Economic Policies.