The Prosecutor General's Office of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan signed the Agreement on Legal Assistance and Cooperation on matters of ensuring protection of citizens' rights and freedoms, combating crime, and interaction between prosecutors of border provinces, the Uzbek prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
President Mirziyoyev signed Measures to Boost Tourists Inflow Decree, which entitled Uzbekistan Airways to sell air tickets for international flights at below-cost prices.
Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, today in Beijing met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Wang Yi, the Uzbek foreign ministry said.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Measures to Boost Tourists Inflow Decree approving issuance of 72-hour short-term visas for transit passengers starting from May 1.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Measures to Boost Tourists Inflow Decree, which allows tourists coming to Uzbekistan to take photos and film public places and buildings, including Tashkent metro, without any restrictions, with the exception of a list of places which is currently being approved by the Cabinet. Signs will be displayed where appropriate forbidding the taking of photos and filming.
Journalist Dilmurad Saidov, who was sentenced in 2009 to 12 years and 6 months of imprisonment for committing crimes contemplated by clause "a" of part 3 of Article 165, clause "b" part 2 of Article 228 and part 3 of Article 228 of Uzbekistan’s Criminal Code, has been released, the Kashkadarya province criminal court said in a statement.
Uzbekistan intends to engage Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to prepare its innovative development strategy. BSB is expected to help prepare Uzbekistan’s Innovative Development Strategy, which should offer new approaches for the development of territories and industries in the ever changing world.
Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will pay an official visit to the People's Republic of China on February 6-7, the Ministry reported.
Tajikistan Government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Azim Ibrohim arrived today in Tashkent, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry reported.
Botirjon Asadov has been appointed as the first deputy foreign minister of Uzbekistan, the ministry said. Today he was presented to the ministry’s collegium.
Spanish think-tank CIDOB placed the President Mirziyoyev in its list of Key Figures 2017. In particular it noted, “with the new Uzbek atmosphere, unexpected optimism inside and outside the country, Uzbekistan is having its own spring under the presidency of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who, in the first year of his mandate, has defied all predictions by beginning a process of opening up, which though tentative, is visible in daily life.”
Uzbekistan advanced 2 positions to rank 91 in the 2017-2018 WJP Rule of Law Index® which measures rule of law adherence in 113 countries worldwide based on more than 110,000 household and 3,000 expert surveys. Featuring primary data, the WJP Rule of Law Index measures countries’ rule of law performance across eight factors: Constraints on Government Powers, Absence of Corruption, Open Government, Fundamental Rights, Order and Security, Regulatory Enforcement, Civil Justice, and Criminal Justice.
Representatives of the Bucheon University led by Professor Li Dong Wook held talks at the Uzbek Preschool Education Ministry, gazeta.uz said.
Starting from February 10, 2018 Uzbekistan will introduce 30-day visa-free regime for the nationals of 7 countries: Israel, Indonesia, Korea Republic, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and Japan.
Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, the second daughter of the late Uzbek President Islam Karimov, on her Facebook page announced she had stepped down as Uzbekistan's Ambassador at UNESCO.
The United States announced Wednesday that it will be providing the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health with state of the art medical equipment for the rapid diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB). The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Central Asia Deputy Regional Mission Director Sara Walter and World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Uzbekistan Dr. Lianne Kuppens joined Uzbek Ministry of Health First Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Baxodir Yusupaliyev at a Ceremony in the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Phthisiology and Pulmonology to announce the donation.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday chaired the extended meeting at the General Prosecutor's Office.
Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells, the ministry said.
As reported earlier, yesterday was held the expanded meeting of the National Security Service collegium, chaired by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, which was devoted to the analysis of the work done and measures to totally improve the activities of the National Security Service, the President’s press service said.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree appointing Adham Islamov as deputy chairman of the Central Bank, the regulator said in a statement. Before the appointment, since 2014 he worked as the chief consultant of the Office for Coordination of Social and Economic Policies within the President's Office.