The Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR has commenced developing an oil field in Uzbekistan, announced the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Friday at a trilateral meeting with the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Turkmenbashi.

A Trilateral Summit of the Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took place on Friday, August 22 in the Avaza National Tourist Zone, the presidential press service said.

On Friday and the weekend, light, sometimes variable cloudiness without precipitation is expected in Uzbekistan. The air temperature will be within +35…+37 degrees Celsius range, in the south and desert zone — up to +40, Uzhydromet reported.

The MPs of the Legislative Chamber at the session on August 19 passed in the first reading a bill aimed at improving the system of governmental management and oversight over the use of atomic energy.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to improve the degree of dleivering justice by implementing AI into the judiciary and improving the logistical support of the judicial system Decree, the Ministry of Justice said.

Today in the afternoon, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev landed in Turkmenistan to attend the Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan trilateral summit.

Uzbekistan has adopted its first national standard establishing unified technical requirements for systems that alert and inform the population about potential or occurring emergencies. The new standard is a significant step towards enhancing civil protection mechanisms and strengthening national resilience to natural disasters.

This year, Uzbeks will not have any additional days off on the occasion of the Independence Day holiday (September 1) from August 30 to September 1, the press service of the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction reported.

Today on August 22, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and will land Turkmenistan on a business visit to attend the Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan trilateral summit, the presidential press service said.

An Uzbek national N.S., a native of Samarkand province, was stabbed to death out of jealousy by her husband, an Uzbek national in Istanbul on August 17.

Over 707,000 traffic violations were recorded between July 15 and August 15 across the country, the İnterior Ministry said in a report following the end of second stage of the Safe and Healthy Country campaign.

Six-year-old boy died after being dragged by a vehicle on the afternoon of August 16 in Buvayda district of Fergana province.

The Nurafshan City Criminal Court sentenced the TikToker Valery Yugay, aka Abdullokh, to 3 years and 1 month in a penal colony, the press service of the Supreme Court said Thursday.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of projects being implemented in New Tashkent City project, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced a new initiative at a meeting with business leaders Wednesday, according to which from 2026 business can be started in just 15 minutes.

New version of the Rental Law will be adopted in Uzbekistan, was announced Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a meeting with business leaders today.

Today on the Entrepreneurs Day, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is chairong the so-called open dialogue with business leaders in the New Tashkent.

The Tashkent mayor Shavkat Umurzakov signed an order for installation of 29 automatic air pollution monitoring stations in the capital Wednesday.

The president Mirziyoyev signed s decree Monday zeroing the excise tax for imported polyethylene granules and customs duties for primary forms of ethylene and propylene. The move is reportedly aimed at supporting local enterprises manufacturing goods with high added value from ethylene and propylene.

Dry and mostly partly cloudy weather will remain in Uzbekistan until the end of the business week, Uzgidromet said.