On 7 and 8 October 2020, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the European Union held the 16th meeting of their Partnership and Cooperation Agreement Sub-Committee on Justice and Home Affairs, Human Rights and related issues. The meeting was held remotely via a video link between Brussels and Tashkent.

The United States through its Agency for International Development (USAID) in Uzbekistan delivered medical supplies valued at $2.23 million to support Uzbekistan’s COVID-19 response.

The construction of the Sergeli line of the Tashkent metro is nearing completion. The installation of rails on the Sergeli-Olmazor metro line has been completed, and final finishing work is being carried out at the stations, the Ministry of Transport.

As Uzbekistan rebrands, research by UzInvestigations raises new questions over the business past of Komil Allamjonov, a key public official responsible for the country’s PR effort and defending media freedoms.

In 2019, Uzbekistan made a moderate advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The government took active measures to prevent the use of child labor in the cotton harvest, including by introducing criminal penalties for repeat violations of hazardous work prohibitions, doubling the number of labor inspectors, and conducting extensive awareness-raising on child labor laws and penalties for violations, the United States Department for Labor said in a report.

Ukraine's SkyUp Airlines plans to launch Kyiv to Tashkent regular flights, the for Tourism Development Committee said in a statement.

The mayor of Altynkul district of Andijan province, Nazirjon Urinbayev, died of pneumonia and acute cardiovascular failure on October 7 aged 54.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan issued a statement on the situation in Kyrgyzstan. "The current events and the developing tense situation in the Kyrgyz Republic are causing serious concern in the Republic of Uzbekistan," the statement said.

The Canadian oil and gas company Condor Petroleum plans to invest over US$ 1 billion for the operation of gas fields in the Bukhara province in 2021-2024, Dunyo news agency said.

Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev held a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the press service of the President of Uzbekistan said in a statement.

The latest edition of the World Bank’s Economic Update for the region released today indicates that, in 2020, Uzbekistan is projected to remain one of two countries in the Europe and Central Asia region that will experience economic growth, despite the global economic recession driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Uzbekistan Ambassador to Austria, Abat Fayzullayev, as the permanent representative to the IAEA, presented his credentials to the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi.

On October 5, the President of Uzbekistan held a meeting on reforming Uzbekistan Post, the presidential press service said in a statement.

On October 6, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in, the presidential press service said.

Civil servants’ asset and income declaration system is planned to be introduced in stages from January 1, 2021. Such a bill will be published for public input shortly, Akmal Burkhanov, director of the Anti-Corruption Agency, announced today at a press conference.

From today, Uzbekistan has introduced entry restrictions from Kyrgyzstan for citizens of Kyrgyzstan and third countries, the State Frontier Service (SFS) of Kyrgyzstan said.

The Russian state-owned development corporation VEB.RF plans to be involved in the infrastructure development projects in Tashkent, the company chairman of this financial structure Igor Shuvalov.

The Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Opposition supporters in Kyrgyzstan have seized several government buildings in the country's capital, freed the ex-president from jail and announced plans to oust the president and form a new government.

Uzbekistan Airways has decided to postpone the creation of its own low-cost airline, First Deputy Chairman of the company Umid Khusanov said on Monday.