The Central Asia is a region of unique opportunities and huge untapped potential, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said in his opening remarks at "Central Asia: Shared Past and Common Future, Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Mutual Prosperity conference, held in Samarkand under the auspices of the UN.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the visiting OSCE Secretary-General Thomas Greminger, UzA said. Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated Ambassador Thomas Greminger. on his appointment as Secretary General, highlighted Uzbekistan's interest in more active interaction with the OSCE, achieving mutual understanding on all matters under the OSCE’s mandate.

The visit of the OSCE Secretary General and his participation in the regional security conference in Samarkand is regarded as confirmation of the interest of the Organization towards the ongoing fundamental reforms in all araeas in Uzbekistan, including democratization, ensuring human rights, freedoms and interests, improving investment climate, and other key areas, the statement added.

Thomas Greminger highly commended Uzbekistan’s consistent and constructive steps towards strengthening ties with neighboring countries, including with Afghanistan. The distinguished guest expressed his confidence that the outcomes of the upcoming Samarkand conference, unprecedented in terms of the number of participants and representation, will make it possible to open new page of regional cooperation, strengthen mutual understanding and trust in this strategically important region.

The guest especially noted that the priority areas of Uzbekistan’s Five-Year Development Strategy are fully in line with the goals and priorities of the OSCE: security, economic-environmental and human dimensions.

The Secretary General reasserted OSCE is ready to support and readiness in Uzbekistan for long-term cooperation, exchange of experience and technical assistance for implementation of reforms.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the Deputy Assistant to the President and senior director for South and Central Asia of the US National Security Council Lisa Curtis.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov yesterday met with the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Rashid Alimov, the ministry said.

I was very glad to receive Your congratulations on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Allow me to thank You and to congratulate You and the brotherly people of Uzbekistan on behalf of the Afghan people and myself on this blessed date.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the visiting Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko, UzA said.

The foreign minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov of Kazakhstan, the foreign minister  Erlan Abdyldaev of the Kyrgyz Republic, the foreign minister Sirodzhiddin Aslov of Tajikistan, the foreign minister Rashid Meredov of Turkmenistan  will arrive in Uzbekistan on November 8-9 to attend the European Union-Central Asia ministerial meeting on November 10 and the conference Central Asia: One Past and Common Future, Cooperation For Sustainable Development And Mutual Prosperity to be hosted by Samarkand on November 10-11, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, is expected to hold talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday during her official visit to Uzbekistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday signed Measures for Improvement of Pharmaceutical Industry Management System Decree creating the Agency for Development of Pharmaceutical Industry under the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan. The state-run joint-stock UzPharmSanoat group of companies has been liquidated.

First Deputy Chairman of the Uzbek Senate and Uzbekistan’s Governor at the EBRD Sodiq Safoev met with the EBRD First Vice President Philip Bennett.

Orhan Sivrikaya has joined Uzbekistan Airways as strategic business development advisor, the company said in a statement. The issue of engaging a Turkish advisor was arranged during Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Turkey state visit in October.

“Central Asia: One Past and a Common Future, Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Mutual Prosperity” conference will take place in Samarkand on November 10-11 under the auspices of the United Nations, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The October 18 Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan Resolution has approved a single system for collection, surrender and processing of non-ferrous metal scrap in the country.

Uzbekistan plans to step-by-step introduce a self-financed private notaries system. The process of transformation of public notary offices into private will be launched on January 1, 2018. The relevant draft president’s decree, developed by the Ministry of Justice, was published for public consultation.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Monday sent condolences to his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, on a deadly shooting in the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in Texas, which left 27 people dead and injured at least 20 others, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

EBRD First Vice President Phil Bennett will visit Uzbekistan this week to meet Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and other senior officials and speak at the International Conference on Security and Sustainable Development in Central Asia. He will also open a new office of the Bank in the capital, Tashkent, on Wednesday, 8 November, which demonstrates the EBRD’s new stage of engagement with Uzbekistan.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Sharof Rashidov's daughter Sayyora Rashidova opened a monument to Sharaf Rashidov in Jizzakh city today. The ceremony was held on the ocssion of the 100th anniversary of the an outstanding statesman and writer, UzA reported.

The population of Uzbekistan as of October 1 stood at 32.519 million people, an increase by 391,4 thousand from 31 December 2016, or by 1.2%. The urban population is 16.451 million (or 50.6% of total population), and the rural population is 16.060 million (49.4%), it said in the Statistics Committee’s Q3 report.

Solemn events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the state and public figure Sharaf Rashidov will today take place in his home town of Jizzakh. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Jizzakh to attend the events, UzA said.

Rolling stock of the future skyrail ring line will be produced in Uzbekistan, Oybek Khudoikulov, the deputy chairman of Uzbekistan Railways/head of Tashkent Metro Company announced at the meeting of International press club.