Today, at the Kuksaroy residence in Tashkent, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held head-to-head talks with the President of Republic of Korea Yoon Seok Yeol, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan delegation including officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Agency for Foreign Labor Migration under the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations and the Countrymen public foundation visited the Staples Vegetables farm in Lincolnshire and met with Uzbeks who are temporarily working there.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia to Uzbekistan, the Professor Sunaryo Kartadinata died in Tashkent at the age of 75, the press service of the Indonesian diplomatic mission said.

The team of the Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness of Uzbekistan achieved a world record pulling a Silk Avia ATR 72−600 airliner weighing 13.5 tons over a distance of 100 m in 46.7 seconds, the Guinness World Records website said.

President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Seok Yeol and his wife arrived in Uzbekistan on June 13 on a state visit, the press service of the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan reported. At the Tashkent airport the high-ranking guest was welcomed by the Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and other officials.

Uzgidromet posted information about the weather forecast on Friday, June 14 in Tashkent city. The weather will be slightly cloudy, changeable from time to time, precipitation is not expected. The temperature will be +18...+20 degrees Celsius at night, +32...+34 degrees during the day.

The BOD of the Central Bank, at its meeting today, decided to keep monetary background “in a relatively tight phase” and keep the interest rate unchanged at 14% in order to limit the impact of changes in energy prices on inflation expectations, the Bank said in a statement.

Uzbekistan is closely cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) “on all aspects of the peaceful uses of atomic energy,” the Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov declared following the meeting with the head of the IAEA Rafael Grossi on June 10.

Group of deputies of the Legislative Chamber developed draft amendments to the Legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Republic of Uzbekistan Law and submitted them to the lower house of parliament as a legislative initiative, the press service of the chamber said in a statement.

ZIL truck hit a three-year-old boy in Tashkent’s Uchtepa district, Milliy TV channel reported in a story. The tragedy occurred on Kukcha Darvoza street. A truck ran over a pupil of a private kindergarten as he was crossing the road. The child died on the spot. The report does not specify the date of the incident.

From July 1, the fare of tickets for speedy trains Sharq (Tashkent to Bukhara), Nasaf (Tashkent to Karshi) and Uzbekistan (Tashkent to Fergana Valley) will increase by 25%, the Uzbekistan Railways said.

Uzbekistan vows to file an application to the Guinness World Records to recognize Tashkent as the city with most mosaic panels in the world. According to the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan and the Tashkent city mayor’s office, there may be more than 440 mosaics in Tashkent.

Truck crane fell into a pit where repair work was being carried out in the Chilanzar district of Tashkent on Tuesday. The Committee on Industrial, Radiation and Nuclear Safety issued an official statement on the situation.

On June 16, the day of Eid al-Adha celebration, the Tashkent subway will begin operations two hours earlier than usual - at 3:00, the administration of the capital's subway said.

Termiz State University student, I.N., 24, was sentenced to administrative imprisonment for selling notcoins. On June 1, 2024, an investigation was carried out after a complaint was received from N.A., registered by the secretariat of the Tashkent city police department. The investigation found that I.N. was engaged in illegal activities of crypto-assets from the phone and bank card.

Uzgidromet posted information about the weather forecast on Thursday, June 13 for Tashkent city. The weather will be slightly cloudy, changeable from time to time, with no precipitation expected. The temperature will be +19...+21 degrees Celsius at night, +32...+34 degrees during the day.

The Kashkadarya province police department announced the launch of a criminal case against several people who disseminated false information on the Internet about the situation at the Khisorak dam.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Katherine Tai conveyed greetings and best wishes from US President Joe Biden to the leader of Uzbekistan.

Officials of the Uzbek Embassy of met with the officials of the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong. According to Dunyo, in the meeting were present the deputy chief of the International Legal Cooperation Department of the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong, Prosecutor Paul Ho, Senior State Counselors Felix Sai Hoe and Shum Tick Sandy, and State Counselor Chan Kahin Jeff.

Footages from the Bukhara province circulated on social networks, showing swarms of insects flying along roads, over fields and at night amassing in populated areas around light sources.