On July 24, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received congratulations on the occasion of his birthday from foreign leaders, his press service reported. He held telephone conversations with Presidents of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Russia Vladimir Putin, Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Dry and very hot weather will continue in most of the territory in the first half of the week, the press service of Uzhydromet reported. Daytime air temperature will be within +40 ... +43, in the south - up to +45.

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev with the Order of Alexander Nevsky for his great services in strengthening cooperation between the two countries.

Uzbekistan becomes the 11th country that can send labor migrants to Japan. This became known on July 21, at the second labor forum dedicated to the prospects for development of labor relations and vocational education between Japan and Uzbekistan.

Tashkent will host the international conference Afghanistan: Security and Economic Development on July 25-26. According to the Foreign Ministry, delegation of the caretaker government of Afghanistan led by acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi today landed in Tashkent to attend the conference.

Wi-Fi network has been launched at Tashkent International Airport for passengers and guests, the Uzbekistan Airports reported on Friday.

Joint security commission was set up between the governments of Uzbekistan and Pakistan. This is stipulated in the Approval of the international agreement Decree" signed by the President of Uzbekistan.

During the year, Uzbekistan plans to introduce the procedure for assigning an old-age pension not requiring applying to any authorities, Minister of Justice Ruslanbek Davletov said at a meeting of the Legislative Chamber on July 20.

Very hot and dry air from the regions of Iran will continue to move into the country today and over the coming weekend, Uzhydromet said. The temperature background these days will surpass the climatic norm by 5-7C.

From October 2021 to the present, 35 Uzbekistani victims of trafficking in persons (TIP) were returned home and provided medical and social rehabilitation services with the assistance of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Istiqlol Avlodi non-profit organization. The Uzbekistani citizens were trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual exploitation to countries including the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made remarks at the fourth Central Asian Summit and put forward a number of proposals. In particular, Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a proposal to establish a permanent talks of security councils and heads of security services of Central Asian countries.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Uzbekistan on July 28-29, the spokesman to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said at a press briefing.

Uzbekistan plans to buy high-speed electric trains from Spain. Negotiations on the purchase of 4 high-speed electric trains were held in Madrid.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made remarks at the Fourth Central Asia Summit, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said. “As it was noted today, thanks to the established dialogue in this format, we have managed to strengthen the friendship and good neighborliness ties, to create a completely new atmosphere of constructive cooperation in the region,” the President noted in his remarks.

Since July 15, Uzbekistan has temporarily limited the exports of locally produced gasoline and diesel fuel. This is provided for by the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, approved on July 16, two sources in the oil and gas sector and in the government told the Tashkent Times.

The Legislative Chamber and the Senate at a joint meeting on Wednesday evening approved the decree of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the early termination of the state of emergency in Karakalpakstan. The joint resolution of the chambers of parliament entered into force on the same day.

Today, on July 20, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the invitation of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, arrived in the city of Cholpon-Ata.

In the first year-half, the rates of injuries and deaths in road traffic accidents, as well as their total number, decreased in Uzbekistan, the press service of the traffic police reported.

On July 19, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the visiting Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili. The parties considered prospects for promoting joint projects and programs of cooperation between the two countries, primarily in the field of transport and logistics, trade, and industrial cooperation.

The Center for Hydrometeorology announced the weather forecast in Tashkent city for Thursday, July 21. The weather in Tashkent will be slightly cloudy, with no precipitation expected. The wind will blow from east at 3-8 m/s. The temperature will be 24-26 degrees at night and 41-43 degrees during the day.