Today, the Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister, Adham Ikramov and the Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, Zhenish Razakov are meeting in Osh.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticized the Competition Committee chairman, Davron Khidoyatov for costly business travels abroad.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Jan 14 enlarged session of the Government drew attention to the problems in the social sphere.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on January 14 dedicated to the results of 2016 and tasks for 2017, criticized the government's work.

The ceiling rates for socially important locally produced medicines and medical products have been set in Uzbekistan. The list of such medicines is published on the website of the Committee on Privatization, De-monopolization and Competition Development.

On January 12, at the Foreign Economic Relations Ministry were held talks with the head of the EU mission in Uzbekistan, Eduards Stiprais.

On January 12, at the Uzbek Foreign Ministry was held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, Nobuaki Ito.

A joint program “Building the resilience of communities affected by the Aral Sea disaster through the Multi-partner Human Security Fund for the Aral Sea” has been launched by the UN Agencies.

The Tashkent mayor, Rahmonbek Usmanov on January 11 held talks with Kyrgyz Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Daniyar Sydykov, a statement of the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on January 10 signed a decree "On measures for further improvement of transport service system and passenger bus service in cities and villages." The text of the document and its commentary has been published by UzA.

On January 10 the Uzbek Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting with Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan, Vinod Kumar. According to the press service of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry, during the meeting were discussed the current state and prospects of further development of Uzbek-Indian relations.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on January 9 signed the "Procedure of Serving of Administrative Arrest" into law. The document was published in Xalq So’zi (trans. People's Word) newspaper and will come into force two years from the date of publication.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is reportedly intending to pay an official visit to Uzbekistan in February of this year.

On 10 January 2017, the Uzbek Foreign Minister received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Amani al-Itr.

Uzbekistan's Cabinet of Ministers with its Jan 3 decree has created an Information and Analytical Department for comprehensive socio-economic development of territories, Norma.uz said.

On January 9, the Uzbek Foreign Minister, Abdulaziz Kamilov received the Afghan Foreign Ministry delegation led by Deputy Minister, Hekmat Khalil Karzai.

Abolishment of visas for tourists from 27 countries arriving in Uzbekistan, which was to take effect from 1 April 2017, has been postponed until 1 January 2021. This postponement has been laid by the Dec 22 Presidential Decree.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the eve of the Day of workers of the prosecution service (celebrated for the first time this January 8) on Saturday met with a group of employees of this area, UzA said.

90 km of steel trunk at Karshi to Dehkanabad railway route were electrified on the New Year's Eve. The works were launched in September 2016, a statement of Uzbekistan Railways said.

A new senior management of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Uzbekistan has been selected at the committee’s Jan 6 General Assembly in Tashkent.