President Shavkat Mirziyoev convened an extraordinary government meeting Tuesday devoted to increasing revenues of local budgets, reforming the tax system and tackling inflation through boosting production volumes.

Members of the Uzbek Government are opening accounts in social networks, mainly in Facebook. In early June, Deputy PM/Finance Minister Jamshid Kuchkarov opened an account on Facebook.

Prosecutor-General's Office held a press briefing Tuesday which was devoted to steps taken to ensure social justice and the rule of law in Uzbekistan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today signed decree appointing Olimjon Faizibaev as deputy chairman of the Tax Committee of Uzbekistan.

Sharifjon Tursunov has been appointed chairman of UzTransGaz, replacing Alisher Mustafayev who occupied this post since August 4, 2017, the ministry of justice said in a statement.

Yukio Takasu, the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General for Human Security, arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the upcoming events: the Central Asian International Environmental Forum: "Strengthening cooperation in the field of environmental protection and sustainable development" (June 5-8) and the conference: "Joint actions to mitigate the consequences of the Aral catastrophe: new approaches, innovative solutions, investments" (June 8).

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in Doha met with Qatari Deputy PM/ Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al Thani, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Director of Iftikhor football club Ahror Ergashev and the coach Nodir Kuziboev are banned for life from all football-related activities, the Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA) said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev today visited several ongoing projects in Tashkent, among which multifunctional ice complex Khumo Arena, which is being built at the intersection of Afrosiyob and Beshyogoch streets.

Uzbek PM Abdulla Aripov met his Tajik counterpart Kohir Rasulzoda in Dushanbe on the margins of the CIS heads of governments meeting yesterday, Asia Plus reported.

By the May 29 Government’s decree, which will take effect immediately, foreign nationals staying in Uzbekistan hotels, medical institutions and other residences shall no longer be held liable for violation of temporary registration rules.

As it was reported earlier President Shavkat Mirziyoev is expected to visit France this summer. Although the level of cooperation had been modest between Uzbekistan and France during the last quarter of century, the president Mirziyoyev’s visit will be a good opportunity to bolster the ties, in terms of opening new horizons for co-operation and strategic partnerships between the two countries, thus providing more fruitful opportunities and mutual benefits for them especially in the economic, financial, investment and security sectors.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree yesterday creating a new system for recruiting of senior civil service executives through competitive exams.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today received the visiting Director General of the State Nuclear Energy Corporation ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrovin Moscow. Abdulaziz Kamilov is in Russia on a working visit to attend the International Think Tank Summit «Primakov Readings».

The overall Human Rights situation in the Country has followed a positive trajectory following the election of President Mirziyoyev. As part of their ambitious reform programme, the leadership of Uzbekistan have undertaken significant efforts to improve Uzbekistan's Human Rights record, declaring 2017 "Year of dialogue with the people and human interests in Uzbekistan", the EU Human Rights Report 2017 said.

Uzbekistan Airways announced it will cut prices for Tashkent-New York flight for the period from June 3 to September 8 on economy class.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is expected to visit the French Republic this year, a source in the Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry said. The visit is said to take place in summer, however, details of the visit were not disclosed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan in the middle of autumn, the Russian ambassador Vladimir Tyurdenev said.

The Singaporean passport is no longer the most powerful passport in the world. According to the latest Henley Passport Index, Japan is now in the top spot with visa-free travel to 189 countries.