President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan this autumn, the Uzbek President's press service said.

Lieutenant-colonel Kadirov Doniyor Bakhtiyorovich has appointed as the chief of the Main Office for Combating Terrorism and Extremism under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry said in a statement.

The Uzbek Senate passed the State Security Service Bill at Thursday's plenary session. The bill consists of 9 chapters and 48 articles that form a unified policy in the sphere of ensuring Uzbekistan's state security.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov met with Minister of State for External Affairs of India Mobashar Jawed Akbar on Wednesday, who attended conference on Afghanistan in Tashkent, the Ministry reported.

Declaration of the Tashkent conference on Afghanistan: Peace process, security cooperation & regional connectivity

Terrorism threatens all countries, and it is necessary to counter them together, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said today at the Tashkent conference on Afghanistan.

It is no longer viable to delay the beginning of the intra-Afghan political process. It will cost the lives of many more innocent people, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said today at the conference on Afghanistan "Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Collaboration".

The European Union is ready to support the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's proposal to omit the members of the Taliban movement who will support the peace processfrom their sanctions list.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who arrived in Tashkent to attend the conference on Afghanistan "Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Collarobation", the Uzbek President's press service said.

The next meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU- Central Asia format took place today in Tashkent, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry reported.

The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the Tashkent conference on Afghanistan: "Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity".

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, who arrived in Tashkent to attend the conference on Afghanistan: Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity", the ministry said.

By the government’s March 22 decree the buildings and structures of the former pretrial detention facility No. 1 in Tashkent, commonly known as Toshturma (transl. Stone Prison), will be demolished, the Ministry of Justice said in its Telegram channel.

A lot of cash is being invested in resolving the Afghan crisis - billions are contributed as technical assistance, humanitarian assistance, armament and equipment. However, one of the main problems of the Afghan crisis is an abundance of arms and cash, with shortage of diplomacy, the first deputy chairman of the Uzbek Senate Sodiq Safoyev said at a press conference on Saturday.

On 26 March 2018, the President of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has accepted the invitation of the Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and will pay a working visit to Uzbekistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon will travel to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on 25-27 March 2018.

On March 17, the requirements were approved for equipping pre-schools that passed state registration under the Ministry of Justice with games, toys, furniture, resources and other technical equipment, the Ministry of Preschool Education said.

On 26-27 March, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Federica Mogherini will be in Uzbekistan to participate in the Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan: "Peace process, security cooperation and regional connectivity".

Starting from March 22, Uzbekistan Railways has launched Tashkent-Bishkek-Rybachye train service, the company said in a statement.

The Code on Administrative Liability could be supplemented with a Visiting Brothels article criminalizing paying for sex. The draft amendments were published by the Ministry of Justice for public consultation.