Since 1993, UNDP has supported Uzbekistan’s continued development, and a significant amount of that work has taken place in the Fergana valley. From the 16th to the 17th of January 2018, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Helena Fraser visited Andijan, Namangan and Fergana regions and  familiarized with sites that demonstrated the variance of UNDP’s development work in the region to review the successes that have made in the regions to date.

White & Case has opened its office in Uzbekistan. The US firm is to launch in the country’s capital Tashkent, with the office focusing on disputes and large cross-border matters.

In Uzbekistan, courts are now entitled to impose administrative penalties to diplomats for traffic infringements without the consent of diplomatic missions.

Abdulloh Ruziboev, a 12-year-old pupil of Tashkent school No. 134, died trying to save a friend who fell into the water, the Uzbek emergency authorities reported.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov yesterday hosted the Charge d'Affaires of the People's Republic of China Zhang Wenchuan, the ministry said.

Uzbekistan plans to launch its own satellite into space, the innovations minister Ibrohim Abdurakhmanov said at an international press club meeting.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday signed the Measures to Further Improve the System of Fighting the Spread of Diseases Caused by HIV in Uzbekistan Decree approving the relevant State Program for 2018.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday spoke over the phone with the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-In, the Uzbek President’s press service said.

The Information Resource Centre (IRC) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources was launched on 22 January 2018 by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Uzbekistan Olivier Chave, and the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Shavkat Khamraev.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev today held a telephone conversation with the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia, Jan Bory who presented a copy of his credentials, the ministry said.

UzJeldorPass, a Uzbekistan Railways subsidiary for passenger train services, announced the launch of additional railway services to the Russian cities starting from February 2018.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today hosted the visiting delegation of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) led by Manfred Profazi, Senior Regional Advisor for Europe and Central Asia, the ministry reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev by the January 22 Decree has approved the 2018 State Program for the Year of Support of Pro-Active Entrepreneurship, Innovative Ideas and Technologies aimed at implementing Uzbekistan's Development Strategy for 2017-2021.

Ulugbek Rozukulov was dismissed from the post of Director General of Uzbekistan Airways, sources in the company said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to the mausoleum of Khakim Termizi in Surkhandarya province on Friday said that he was deeply saddened by the death of compatriots in the Aktobe province of Kazakhstan and expressed his condolences to their relatives.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited Jarkurgon Meva-Subzavot Export specializing in sorting and exporting leguminous products in Termez city, the President’s press service reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the mausoleum of Khakim Termizi in Surkhandarya province.

The new version of the Uzbekistan’s National Security Concept will be prepared in 2018, Sodiq Safoev, first deputy chairman of the Senate said at a briefing on Tuesday.

World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva welcomed Uzbekistan’s wide ranging reforms to boost the country’s economy and improve the lives of all Uzbek citizens. Georgieva met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, senior government and parliamentary leaders, and representatives from the private sector and civil society.