President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in Washington Thursday. According to the press service of the President of Uzbekistan, the parties discussed the issues of further strengthening of bilateral relations, and considered issues of intensifying ties between the foreign ministries.

President Donald J. Trump hosted President Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan today, marking President Mirziyoyev’s historic first visit to the White House and ushering in a new era of strategic partnership between the United States and Uzbekistan.

Ahead of Mirziyoyev's visit, Javlon Vakhabov, Uzbekistan's ambassador to Washington, told a forum on the state of Uzbek affairs, "There is tremendous landmark change occurring in Uzbekistan, on human rights, good governance and the rule of law."

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev today met with the President of the United States of America Donald Trump at the White House.

White & Case legal firm’s office hosted the signing ceremonies of agreements between Uzbekistan and the United States companies Tuesday:

The newly appointed Uzbek Ambassador to Malaysia Ravshan Usmanov today left Tashkent for Kuala Lumpur, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The presidential aircraft carrying Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a technical stop in London, and seizing the opportunity the Uzbek leader met with UK Minister of State for Europe and the Americas Alan Duncan.

The fourth meeting of the German-Uzbek Business Council today in Tashkent. As reported earlier one of the biggest ever delegation including 70 German business executives is visiting Uzbekistan between May 14-16.

Ravshan Mukhitdinov, former Presidential adviser and Minister of Justice, who was handed 15 years of imprisonment in 2012, was released.

US$ 8.5 billion worth of over 40 trade-economic and investment deals are scheduled to be signed during the official visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the United States,” the press-secretary to the president Komil Allamjonov said in a briefing in Washington, adding that the figures could be adjusted.

Fakhriddin Tillyaev, charged in 2014 for 10 years 8 months of imprisonment by the Shaykhantahur district criminal court for the crime under article 135 (Human Trafficking) of the Criminal Code of Uzbekistan, was released Saturday, the press service of the Supreme Court said.

Uzbekistan and the U.S. are set to sign US$ 4 billion worth of trade, commerce and investment deals as part of the official visit of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Washington, Chairman of the Uzbek-American Chamber of Commerce Carolyn Lamm told Uzbekistan 24.

The Special Envoy of the Uzbek President for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev visited Kuwait, where he met with First Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Assistant to Foreign Minister Ali Sulaiman al-Saeid, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Uzbek Prosecutor General Otabek Murodov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America Pamela Spratlen Thursday, the prosecutor's office said.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the commander of the United States Central Command General Joseph Leonard Votel in Tashkent Saturday, the Presidential press service said.

Voice of America journalist Navbahor Imamova has been accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and now is able to perform activities within Uzbekistan.

Bekhzod Musayev has been appointed interim Chairman of the State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan, the committee said. Behzod Musayev, 44, since March has worked as the first deputy to the committee chairman.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on May 11 signed a decree on organizing the activity of the branch of the National University of Science and Technology "MISiS" (formerly Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys State Technological University.

Botir Parpiev, who served as chairman of the Uzbekistan's Tax Committee since 2004, has been dismissed from his post.

The actions of of government officials that force employees of budget financed and other organizations and students to perform cleaning works, as well as agriculture works damage Uzbekistan's reputation, the May 10 government's Additional Measures to Eliminate Forced Labor in Uzbekistan Decree.