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The European Union, OSCE and UNDP have launched a new phase of the uranium legacy rehabilitation project. The kick-off meeting took place in Tashkent on April 17-18, the EU Delegation to Uzbekistan said.

An investigation has been conducted into the death of an 11-year-old boy who had received medical treatment at a private clinic in Bukhara, the spokesman to the Prosecutor General, Hayot Shamsutdinov said.

On April 15, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Insurance of Agricultural Risks Bill into Law, which will take effect three months after its official publication.

On April 18, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on the progress of energy projects, including small hydroelectric power plants and the small-scale nuclear power plant, the presidential press service said.

Uzbeks and Tajiks instead of Russia are opting for China, South Korea, the Middle East and Europe as labour migration destination. Labor migration to the Russian Federation has become less profitable for them in recent years due to the depreciation of the ruble, Alexander Safonov, professor at the Financial University under the Government and former Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development told URA.RU.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued April 19 Measures to further improve the procedure for moving certain types of goods across the customs border Resolution introducштп duty-free traveler carry-in limits for biologically active supplements (BAS) for personal use аrom July 20, 2025.

Uzgidromet posted the weather forecast in Tashkent city for the business week. Light short-term rain and thunderstorms are possible In Tashkent by the evening of April 21 and in the afternoon of April 22. The air temperature will be within +21…+24 degrees Celsius range.

Former MP of the Legislative Chamber, now adviser to the Minister of Environmental Protection Rasul Kusherbayev reported on Saturday that he had been summoned to the Yangiyul district police department of Tashkent province said in a statement.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued a Measures to further improve the procedure for moving certain types of goods across the customs border Resolution Saturday.

The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni as part of her Central Asia tour will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on April 25-26, the official website of the Italian Government said.

The presidential security aides of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, as well as the military attaché of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Tashkent, discussed combating terrorism and extremism in Central Asia at a meeting in Samarkand, UzA said.

Deputy Foreign Minister Olimjon Abdullaev met with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Won Do Yeon Friday, Dunyo news agency said.

From June 1, Uzbekistan will relax procedure for obtaining a residence permit for a period of five years for foreign nationals and person without citizenships. This rule is enshrined in the presidential decree of April 18, the Ministry of Justice said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave a number of instructions at a government meeting today to create equal conditions for doing business, ease exports and eliminate price differences between local and imported goods.

Following all stages of the tender for modernization and management of the Urgench International Airport under public-private partnership (PPP) terms have been completed, Incheon International Airport Corporation (South Korea) has been awarded the assignment, the Uzbekistan Airports said.

At a government meeting today on problems in the standardization and certification system, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev instructed to lift barriers for the food industry.

At a government meeting today on problems in the standardization and certification system, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev sharply criticized the approach of some officials who, instead of supporting entrepreneurs, are themselves becoming a barrier to doing business.

Tashkent hosted a major international conference and a series of expert sessions within the framework of the German-Uzbek Dialogue on Climate-Resilient Agriculture program on April 14-17.

Officers of the Customs Committee, the State Security Service and police seized 45 kg of the potent substance Pregabalin, which they tried to import into Uzbekistan in batches hidden in packages of washing powder, the spokesman of the Customs Committee, Khusan Tangriev said.

Tashkent international airport got automatic storage lockers both in the international and domestic terminals, where any passenger can leave their luggage to spend time in the city, the Uzbekistan Airports said.