Uzbekistan

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President to visit Central Asia

The President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), Goran Lennmarker, will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan from 27 April to 4 May.

Uzbek police seize over 17 kg of opium in south

Uzbek law-enforcement officers have detained an Uzbek citizen suspected of organising drugs trafficking from Afghanistan and Tajikistan, in a border district in the country’s [southernmost] Surkhandarya region [bordering Afghanistan], a report by the Uzbek State Customs Committee on 23 April says.

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Over 57,800 new enterprises were created in Uzbekistan in Jan-Jul

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Over the past 3 years, the number of mobile subscribers increased by 3 million

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Uzbekistan Airways provides a 50% discount on all types of fares on domestic flights from 1 to 4 September

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Indian Army to train Uzbekistan Armed Forces

A team from the Indian Army will dispatch to Uzbekistan in next six months to train armed forces of the country, NDTV television news channel reported.

Ecosan delivers humanitarian aids to Aral Sea area

Ecosan, environment and health organization, and Uzbekistan Railways, delivered humanitarian aid worth 50 million soums to Karakalpakstan, UzA reported.

Uzbek president offers condolences on Yeltsin’s death

Uzbek President Islam Karimov has offered his condolences to Vladimir Putin and the Russian people on the death of the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, the Uzbek presidential press service said.

Japan’s Economy Minister to visit Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan

On Friday, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akira Amari will start his visit to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and Brunei over 27 April - 5 May, senior METI officials said on Tuesday.

SCO culture ministers meet in Dushanbe on Tuesday

The culture ministers of the member-countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) -- Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan - meet in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the field of culture and mutual moral and spiritual enrichment-related matters.

EU seeks to intensify cooperation with Central Asia

The European Union on Monday said it wishes to intensify cooperation with Central Asian countries on an individual and regional basis.

EU welcomes Uzbek move on rights dialogue - official

A top EU official welcomed Uzbekistan’s agreement to enter a human rights dialogue with the European Union as "a step forward" on Monday as the bloc studied plans for closer ties with energy-rich Central Asia.

Uzbek leader seeks Egyptian investment, trade boost

"In conditions of the dramatically-changing and complicated geopolitical situation in the world, Uzbekistan attaches great significance to forming an effective mechanism of consultations and exchange of information with the Egyptian side," Uzbek President Islam Karimov said during a meeting with Egyptian President Muhammad Husni Mubarak in Cairo, a Regnum news agency correspondent was told at the Uzbek Foreign Ministry on 20 April.

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