The construction Minister Botir Zokirov said at a press conference last week that the restoration of the Sardoba dam and the elimination of the damage caused would be entrusted to TupalangsuvGESqurilish LLC and Uzbekistan Railways.

Uzbekistan’s economic freedom score is 58.3, making its economy the 108th freest in the 2021 Index. Its overall score has increased by 1.1 points, primarily because of an improvement in judicial effectiveness. Uzbekistan is ranked 21st among 40 countries in the Asia–Pacific region, and its overall score is below the regional and world averages.

Turkish government delegation led by the Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will visit Uzbekistan on March 6-9, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, by his February 25 decree, approved an Agreement between the governments of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan on labor activities and the protection of the rights of Uzbek migrant workers in Kazakhstan and Kazakh migrant workers in Uzbekistan.

The Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov plans to visit Uzbekistan on March 11-12, the AKIpress news agency reported citing the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry Ruslan Kazakbaev.

The Consulate General of the Republic of Turkey will open in Samarkand city on March 8, the provincial governor’s office said.

On March 4, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the 14th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which will be held online, the presidential press service said.

The monument to the scholar Muhammad al-Khwarezmi was inaugurated on March 3 in the Turkish capital Ankara. The monument was erected within the framework of the international program "Khiva - the cultural capital of the Turkic world", the Dunyo news agency reported.

The third Tashkent International Marathon will be held on March 28. The start and finish point will be located at the intersection of Afrosiyob and Beshagach streets near the Humo Arena ice palace, the Athletics Federation reported.

A solid delegation of Belarus, led by the Deputy PM Alexander Subbotin, will visit Uzbekistan on March 3-5, the press service of the Belarusian Embassy in Tashkent reported.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that Russia is considering the possibility of producing the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan expects to resume regular flights with Russia in March-April, the situation with coronavirus in the country meets the criteria of the Russian Federation, the Deputy Minister of Transport Jasurbek Choriyev said this at a press briefing on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan hopes that the visit of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Russia will take place in person in 2021, stated on Tuesday the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov during talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The regulation on the procedure for conducting anti-corruption expert check of regulations and their drafts was approved by the Minister of Justice, the Ministry reported in a statement.

Firms belonging to the son and brother of the Jizzakh province governor, Ergash Soliev, are involved in the several projects in the province.

On March 2, Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted his adviser on economic development, good governance and international cooperation, Suma Chakrabarti, the presidential press service said.

On March 1-2, the Foreign Minister Kamilov will pay a working visit to the Russian Federation. Negotiations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov are planned.

On March 1, Minister of Innovative Development Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov hosted the Kazakh Ambassador Darkhan Satybaldy, with the parties discussing Uzbekistan’s anti-coronavirus efforts and cooperation in this area, the ministry said.

The Investigation Department under the Surkhandarya province Police Department has completed the investigation of the criminal case against the blogger Otabek Satoriy and handed over the indictment to the prosecutor's office for further submitting the case to court, the press service of the Investigation Department said.

Uzbekistan Airways has announced the launch of new Istanbul to Fergana and Urgench regular flights, the company said.