President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Celebration of Eid al-Fitr Decree Monday in line with which June 15-17 are announced as the public holiday in Uzbekistan.

High level representatives of all five Central Asian (CA) countries, the European Union (EU), International Financial Institutions (IFIs), international and regional organizations, and NGOs gathered for the 8th meeting of the EU-CA Working Group on Environment and Climate Change (WGECC) on 7-8 June 2018 in Tashkent to discuss the progress in cooperation on environment, climate change and water. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Mr Massimo Cozzone from Italy, the coordinating EU country for the process.

The delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), led by Secretary-General Thomas Greminger is arriving today in Uzbekistan to attend in the International Conference on the Role of Youth in Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism and Radicalization Leading to Terrorism, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

To expand cooperation between the United States and Uzbekistan and improve the rule of law, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator Javier Piedra and Minister of Justice Ruslan Davletov signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will support Uzbekistan’s judicial reform process, the US Embassy in Tashkent said in a statement.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will hold meetings and talks with the leaders of China, Russia, India, Pakistan and the UN in Qingdao (China) on the margins of the SCO Summit in June 8-10, the presidential press secretary Komil Allamjonov told in a briefing.

Tashkent today hosted the seventh round of political consultations between the foreign ministries of Uzbekistan and Poland, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry reported. The Polish delegation was led by the Deputy foreign minister Andrzej Papaj.

President Shavkat Mirziyoev convened an extraordinary government meeting Tuesday devoted to increasing revenues of local budgets, reforming the tax system and tackling inflation through boosting production volumes.

Members of the Uzbek Government are opening accounts in social networks, mainly in Facebook. In early June, Deputy PM/Finance Minister Jamshid Kuchkarov opened an account on Facebook.

Prosecutor-General's Office held a press briefing Tuesday which was devoted to steps taken to ensure social justice and the rule of law in Uzbekistan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today signed decree appointing Olimjon Faizibaev as deputy chairman of the Tax Committee of Uzbekistan.

Sharifjon Tursunov has been appointed chairman of UzTransGaz, replacing Alisher Mustafayev who occupied this post since August 4, 2017, the ministry of justice said in a statement.

Yukio Takasu, the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General for Human Security, arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the upcoming events: the Central Asian International Environmental Forum: "Strengthening cooperation in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development" (June 5-8) and the conference: "Joint actions to mitigate the consequences of the Aral catastrophe: new approaches, innovative solutions, investments" (June 8).

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in Doha met with Qatari Deputy PM/ Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al Thani, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Director of Iftikhor football club Ahror Ergashev and the coach Nodir Kuziboev are banned for life from all football-related activities, the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev today visited several ongoing projects in Tashkent, among which multifunctional ice complex Khumo Arena, which is being built at the intersection of Afrosiyob and Beshyogoch streets.

Uzbek PM Abdulla Aripov met his Tajik counterpart Kohir Rasulzoda in Dushanbe on the margins of the CIS heads of governments meeting yesterday, Asia Plus reported.

By the May 29 Government’s decree, which will take effect immediately, foreign nationals staying in Uzbekistan hotels, medical institutions and other residences shall no longer be held liable for violation of temporary registration rules.

As it was reported earlier President Shavkat Mirziyoev is expected to visit France this summer. Although the level of cooperation had been modest between Uzbekistan and France during the last quarter of century, the president Mirziyoyev’s visit will be a good opportunity to bolster the ties, in terms of opening new horizons for co-operation and strategic partnerships between the two countries, thus providing more fruitful opportunities and mutual benefits for them especially in the economic, financial, investment and security sectors.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree yesterday creating a new system for recruiting of senior civil service executives through competitive exams.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today received the visiting Director General of the State Nuclear Energy Corporation ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev.