The Cabinet of Ministers issued a resolution on March 28 postponing the effect of new prices for gas and electricity until May 1. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev ordered to postpone the rise in tariffs in order to support the public and business entities and to ensure a reliable supply of energy resources to the public, economic sectors and business entities.

A regional workshop was held in Tashkent today to prepare for the launch of a new phase of the Blue Peace Central Asia (BPCA) project, aimed at strengthening cooperation between Central Asian countries in water management.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov was hosted by the Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow in Ashgabat yesterday.

Complaints from vehicle owners about growing queues at the test site in Pskent have inundated social networks. The Center for Scientific Testing and Quality Control, UzTest commented on the situation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, the presidential press service said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with the report on the development of Uzbekistan’s nuclear energy Thursday, the presidential press service said.

On 27 March 2025, the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (‘The Participants’) held their 20th European Union-Central Asia Ministerial meeting in Ashgabat.

On March 27 at approximately 9:00 pm, a “controlled release” of hydrogen sulfide occurred at well #202 of the Mustaqillikning 25 Yilligi (25 Years of Independence, M-25) gas field in Baysun district of Surkhandarya province, the Ministry of Energy said.

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev today chaired a government meeting on the privatization of state-owned property for this year.

Attending training courses on preparing and implementing mass riots has been criminalized in Uzbekistan. The Ministry of Justice has unveiled the punishment forms.

Tashkent will host a majestic event, the Festival of French Music from April 11 to 30, 2025 on the initiative of the State Conservatory, the Embassy of France and the State Symphony Orchestra. The Festival will bring together more than 200 talented musicians and give the public unforgettable impressions.

The director of UzAtom Azim Akhmedkhojaev hosted the Deputy director general of Rosatom/president of Atomstroyexport Andrey Petrov on March 24-25, UzAtom said.

The president Mirziyoyev signed decree on March 19 setting up a new system for using vacant state-owned real estate to support business, which will take effect from July 1, 2025.

The 220 kV Zafarobod digital substation project, the first ever digital substation in Uzbekistan, has been successfully completed and has officially commissioned.

The Muslim Board has confirmed that the first day of the  Eid Al-Fitr in 2025 falls on Sunday, March 30. Therefore, in line with the Article 208 of the Labor Code, the bank holiday will be moved to Monday, March 31.

Children's safety on roads was one of the items of the annual report of the Children's Ombudsperson Surayo Rakhmonova to the Senate on March 18.

On 27 March, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, will chair the 20th EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting hosted this year by Turkmenistan in Ashgabat, with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

On Thursday, March 20, 2025, the opening of the photo exhibition “A Continuous Celebration — Paris on the Map of Artistic Searches of Romanian Artists” took place at the French Alliance in Tashkent.

Partial conclusion has been reached at the talks between Uzbekistan and the European Union regarding the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), with services agreements finalized to wrap up discussions on goods “in the months to come.”

The weather in Uzbekistan is expected to deteriorate from March 23 to 25, Uzgidromet said in an emergency statement.