The results of the diversity visa (green card lottery), which is held for citizens of foreign countries to obtain a visa that gives them the right to live and work in the United States, have been announced. The organizers counted the number of winners and sorted them by continent.

Uzbekistan Railways is negotiating with companies from Europe and South Korea to purchase of up to 140 train cars and coaches, the company said.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with a presentation of main figures achieved in the chemical industry and planned projects, the presidential press service said.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted his adviser on economic development, good governance and international cooperation Suma Chakrabarti.

On September 19, the Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov met with the UN Secretary General António Guterres at the UN Headquarters in New York, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted the second-annual Regional Women’s Summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The summit brought together 100 female-owned and female-managed businesses, activists, businesswomen’s associations, government agencies and NGOs from all over Central Asia to collaborate on how best to integrate gender considerations into all sectors of the economies of Central Asia countries, particularly into trade and customs. The Summit’s theme is, Women in Trade: Challenges and Opportunities in Central Asia. Best Practices.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday announced a partial military mobilization in Russia, putting the country’s people and economy on a wartime footing as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine continues.

Azerbaijan's AZAL national airline is set to launch twice-a-week flights to Samarkand from October. Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will also increase the frequency of Baku to Tashkent flights to 5 times a week.

Organization of the first European Union - Central Asia ministerial conference was discussed in Stockholm, Dunyo reported. Reportedly, Uzbekistan's Chargé d'Affaires in Sweden Nodir Ganiev met with Anita Grmelova, the ambassador of the Czech Republic in Stockholm.

Uzbekistan is facing major challenges caused by climate change, including desertification, water scarcity, drought, and drying up of the Aral Sea. Rising temperatures in the country and the melting of mountain glaciers, which are an important source of drinking water, faster than the global average, are increasing climate risks. Water scarcity leads to a decrease in productivity in the country and, as a result, an inability to provide enough products for the rapidly growing population.

Container train service on the new Kashgar-Osh-Andijan-Galaba-Hairatan transit route has been launched on a pilot mode. According to the press service of the Uzbekistan Airways, at present, the first train consisting of 12 cars of 40-foot containers is already on its way through the territory of Uzbekistan.

Today, on September 20, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Tajikistan Imomali Rahmon had a telephone conversation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a government meeting on Monday announced the need to simplify the tourist registration system at police departments, president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

A service desk of the Compulsory Enforcement Bureau (CEB) under the General Prosecutor's Office has been launched at Tashkent International Airport, which will deal with settling problematic situations related to the imposition of an exit ban for Uzbeks, Uzbekistan Airports said.

The U.S. is negotiating with Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to trade nearly 50 military aircraft flown across the border as the Afghan government collapsed last summer for help hunting terrorists in Afghanistan, according to two people with knowledge of the talks.

Cotton harvest began throughout Uzbekistan from the first days of September. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, for the 2022 season, cotton pickers have been formed in the provinces of Uzbekistan and Karakalpakstan. There are 21,379 teams in total, with a total of 1,959,702 pickers. On average, one team consists of 90-100 people.

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Ministry of Justice, and the Tashkent International Arbitration Center (TIAC) kicked off the second-annual Uzbek Arbitration Week (UzAW). This event brings together national and international arbitration professionals and educators to promote the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Central Asia. Thanks to this partnership, Tashkent has become the regional hub of international arbitration.

The sister of the oligarch and former Arsenal football club shareholder Alisher Usmanov has been removed from the EU’s sanctions list, which was compiled in response to the war in Ukraine.

The award ceremony for the servicemen of Uzbekistan who participated in the International Army Games ArMI-2022 was held on September 17, the Ministry of Defense said.

Uzbekistan government delegation headed by the Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov will visit New York on September 19-24 this year.