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Afghan forces reinforce defenses of border town along Uzbekistan

Amid the continued Taliban’s offensive in northern Afghanistan, hundreds of troops have been deployed to protect Hairatan, a border town along the Uzbekistan border, in the northern province of Balkh. The town is important from a strategic perspective.

Uzbekistan closes border with Afghanistan following Covid spike

Amid the rising Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, its northern neighbor, has decided to close its borders with Afghanistan, media reports said. Uzbekistan’s embassy and consulates have also stopped issuing tourist visas to Afghans.

Uzbekistan extends quarantine till June 15

Tashkent/Xinhua/UNI: Uzbekistan has extended quarantine measures until June 15 while easing some lockdown restrictions to allow many businesses to reopen, the Special Republican Commission to Combat Coronavirus said Saturday.

UN chief congratulates Uzbekistan on decision to end statelessness for 50,000 people

New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated Uzbekistan on the passage this week of legislation set to end statelessness for some 50,000 people in the Central Asian country.

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan sign 10-year electricity supply contract

Tashkent, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Uzbekistan has signed a 10-year contract with Afghanistan for electricity supply from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan on soft terms, an Uzbek energy official said here on Friday.

Uzbekistan on the path of national progress says President Mirziyoyev at Independence Day celebration

Tashkent/New Delhi, Sep 2 (IBNS): Uzbekistan has entered a new stage of development, moving from national reconstruction to national progress said President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev while addressing the nation during the 28th Independence Day celebration on Sunday.

Khiva to become capital of Turkic world in 2020

Tashkent, June 20 (IBNS): Uzbek city of Khiva will become the capital of the Turkic world in 2020, according to an unanimous decision taken at a meeting of the Ankara-based International Organization of Turkic Culture.

Uzbekistan actively participates and develops close cooperation within the framework of SCO: Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Bishkek, June 15 (IBNS): Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has said his nation actively participates and develops close cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. 

Uzbekistan discusses prospects of cooperation with Bangladesh

Dushanbe: In the official residence assigned to him in Dushanbe,  Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received in the morning of June 15 the President of  Bangladesh Abdul Hamid.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev unveils vital initiatives to enhance practical cooperation in the SCO

Bishkek, June 15 (IBNS): The Bishkek Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization continued with an extended meeting of the heads of state where President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev unveiled vital initiatives to enhance practical cooperation.

Uzbekistan approves the State Anti-Corruption Program on combating corruption

Tashkent, June 13 (IBNS) A decree of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev “On measures to further improve the anti-corruption system in the Republic of Uzbekistan” dated May 27, 2019 foresees the State Anti-Corruption Program for 2019–2020 and renewed board of Republican interagency commission on combating anti-corruption.

Presidents of Uzbekistan and Germany hold talks, sign agreements

Tashkent: President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier have held talks in contracted and extended formats.

President of Germany becomes familiar with Khorezm’s ancient monuments

Tashkent, May 30 (IBNS): Federal President of  Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier together with his spouse today visited the historical centre of Khiva, Ichan Kala in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan declares Navoi region as free economic zone for export-oriented and import-substituting projects

Tashkent, May 24 (IBNS): The Navoi region of the Republic of Uzbekistan was recently declared a free economic zone and opened for innovative, high-tech, export-oriented and import-substituting projects.

Uzbekistan: 908 projects, $1.7b foreign direct investments eyed in Andijan region

Andijan, May 17 (IBNS): President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has chaired a meeting in the Andijan region hokimiyat (governor’s office) with provincial and national level officials and public figures.