For the first time in many years, Tashkent Zoo got two panthers, the press service of the zoo said. Bagheera and Typhoon were brought in with the help of the zoo's management company, Wildlife Care.

Qoyliq station, or station 7 of the overground metro line will be closed from November 21 to December 6, the Tashkent Metro reported. The closure is reportedly due to reconstruction work on Ferghana Yuli street next to Qoyliq market.

Throughout history, countries have found themselves slaves to their geography, and the geographical prison in which the Central Asian nation of Uzbekistan finds itself is a particularly tough one. Uzbekistan is one of only two “double-landlocked” nations in the world (the other being the Alpine country Liechtenstein) and, as a result, is at the mercy of its neighbours, particularly the Russian Federation and its rail network, for access to the sea. Such a geographical predicament causes Uzbekistan logistical severe problems.

Senate will be convened for the thirty-fifth plenary session on November 18. The senators will review amendments to the State Duty Law, Guarantees of Equal Rights and Opportunities for Women and Men Law and others, including in connection with the improvement of the corporate governance system and aimed at protecting the rights and legitimate interests of convicts.

Two new combined-cycle plants with a total capacity of at least 900 MW will be built at the Talimarjan thermal power plant by 2025. The project will be implemented through soft loans from the Asian Development Bank.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell will visit Kazakhstan from 16 to 17 November and Uzbekistan from 17 to 19 November, the press service of the EU Delegation reported.

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a call for concept papers from Uzbekistan companies to co-finance the introduction or improvement of diagnostic soil and leaf testing to guide fertilizer use. Through accurate assessment and informed use of fertilizer, crop yields can be dramatically increased, and the environmental damage caused by fertilizer can be minimized. Selected companies will be provided with equipment and/or customized training valued at up to 2 billion soums each.

Uzbekistan is ready for active cooperation with the international community against the climate change and advocates the creation of a regional Climate Council, stated by Tanzila Narbayeva, Chairperson of the Senate, in her address at the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27). in Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) on November 15.

Akbar Tashkulov, 50, who has been working as the rector of the Tashkent Law University since 2021, has been appointed Minister of Justice to replace Ruslanbek Davletov who was moved to presidential adviser role, the Cabinet of Ministers said.

On November 15, the Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov hosted the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America Jonathan David Henick, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Today, as part of the program of the World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education held in Tashkent, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay, the presidential press service said.

On November 10, the Russian government issued a resolution on the implementation of a pilot project “to hire Uzbeks for temporary construction, agro-industrial complex and light industry jobs in Russia.”

On November 11, the Mirabad District Criminal Court ruled to arrest the blogger Sevinch Sadullayeva, 21, for five days, the joint press service of the Tashkent courts reported.

The Government of Japan will provide a grant to Uzbekistan within the framework of the Silk Road Cultural Heritage Preservation Project through Digital Archives. The project’s exchange notes were signed on November 15 in Tashkent by Japanese Ambassador Fujiyama Yoshinori and Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev.

Ruslanbek Davletov, by a presidential decree, was appointed adviser to the president on socio-political development, the president's spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

Forecasters told about the weather in Uzbekistan tomorrow, November 16. According to them, winds up to 17-22 m/s are expected on November 15, as well as in the north in some places. Gusts up to 25-28 m/s are possible in some areas of Karakalpakstan autonomy, Navoi and Jizzakh provinces.

Personnel changes took place in the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry said in a statement. Furqat Sidiqov, who has been Deputy Foreign Minister since May 2020, has been appointed First Deputy Foreign Minister.

The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution that calls for Russia to pay war reparations to Ukraine, as ambassadors met to resume their emergency special session devoted to the conflict. 

MPS of the Legislative Chamber at a meeting on November 14 passed the bills on the ratification of the Treaty between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on certain sections of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz state border and the Agreement between the governments of the two countries on the joint management of water resources of Andijan (Kempir-Abad) reservoir. Both documents were signed in Bishkek on November 3.

Following our recent visit to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, we, the Ambassadors of France, Germany, Britain and the United States to the OSCE, are more determined than ever to provide comprehensive support for integrated security in Central Asia.