The Muslim Board of Uzbekistan announced that Eid al-Fitr this year would fall on Wednesday, April 10. The president Mirziyoyev is expected to declare this day a public holiday.

Talks took place between the CEO of the Hungarian Worknet Kft., Dávid Pénzes and the deputy head of the Foreign Labor Migration Agency under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan Hojiakbar Faizullakho'jaev in the format of a conference call with the support of the diplomatic mission of Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan Airways launched twice-a-week Tashkent to Mumbai flight on Airbus A320 Neo, Dunyo said. The new flight will reportedly facilitate to further strengthen the bilateral ties for businesses, scholars, students, cultural and others between Uzbekistan and the state of Maharashtra with a population of about 120 million people and its neighboring states.

The Uzbek IT sector's $1.7bn share, or 2.1% of the GDP, in 2023 testifies to the high added value generated by the sector, the Statistics Agency said in a report.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will travel to the Jizzakh province on Monday, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said. He will reportedly get acquainted with high-tech, agriculture and other projects being launched in the province.

President Mirziyoyev signed the Additional measures to improve labor migration processes and support persons temporarily working abroad Decree, the press service of the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations said.

In a move to enhance climate education among Uzbek youth, the National Climate Center and the Climate Science have signed a memorandum to localize the ClimateScience.org educational platform. 

In January-March 2024, the Uzbekistan’s state budget deficit surpassed 19.8 trillion soums (US$ 1.56 billion at the Central Bank exchange rate as of April 4), the Ministry of Economy and Finance said in a report.

Voting on the Initiative Budget projects for the first season of 2024 ended on the Open Budget portal on Thursday. According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Uzbeks cast 11.7 million votes, which is far less than the record 18.1 million votes last season, since the principle of One person - One vote was launched this year.

Terms for reciprocal travels for nationals of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have been relaxed. Now Kazakh nationals will be able to stay in Uzbekistan for 30 days without residence registration. Uzbekistan nationals will be entitled with the same rights.

One of the regiments of the Tashkent Military District launched tactical and special exercises on Saturday (April 6), the press service of the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

1. Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and Ministry of Commerce (MoC) Pakistan have decided to hold First Pakistan Single Country Exhibition (PSCE) from 28th June to 30th June, 2024 at the UzExpo Centre and Logistics Forum (herein after called the Forum) on 29th June, 2024 AT the Crystal Ballroom, International Hotel, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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Today, the EU and Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) launching a strategic partnership on critical raw materials (CRMs). This important agreement marks a significant step towards securing a diversified and sustainable supply of CRMs for the green and digital transitions both in the EU and Uzbekistan.

During the talks in Khiva, the presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan closely focused on the matters of ensuring stability and security in the Central Asian region, the Akorda press service reported.

Uzbekistan opened its first trading house in South Korea. The trading house will accommodate a showroom, where a wide range of products from domestic manufacturers will be showcased, including food, fruits and vegetables, silk goods, ceramics, jewelry, textiles and chemical products.

The leaders of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks in Khiva city today, the Uzbek presidency website said.

Uzhydromet announced weather forecast for Tashkent city on weekend. It could rain on Friday evening and Saturday with occasional rain, thunderstorms and 12-15 m/s wind possible, and with no precipitation expected on Sunday.

The European Union Delegation to Uzbekistan has announced the commencement of grant projects during the inauguration event titled "EU Support to Civil Society Organizations in Uzbekistan", EEAS reported. The launch of these EU-funded initiatives, valued at over €3.5mn, signifies a collaborative stride towards fostering empowerment, particularly among women and marginalized groups within the country.

Governor of Surkhandarya province, Ulugbek Kasimov, hosted the delegation headed by Kemal GÜNAY, CEO of Akgün Energy, a Turkish solar power plants contractor.