Having qualified for the World Cup, Uzbekistan national team will now be aiming to play in a number of friendly matches against world’s football powerhouses.

On the sidelines of the Tashkent International Investment Forum and the Foreign Investors Council meeting, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the CEOs of Standard Chartered, International Hospitals Group, LVMH and Airbus.

Janos Kovacs has been appointed a new CEO of UzAuto Motors, replacing Bo Andersson who resigned in December 2024, the company's press service said today. 

Uzatom and the French Assystem signed a memorandum of intent, which stipulates the creation of a joint venture in Tashkent, the press service of Uzatom said.

Reports surfaced on social media that individuals may be engaged in taxi driver job in their own province only, meaning taht in Tashkent city, only cars with license plate starting with “01” (Tashkent city local plate) shall be only issued taxi permits.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation. Shavkat Mirziyoyev warmly congratulated the leader and the multinational people of Russia on the upcoming national holiday - the Russia Day.

An Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon.The aircraft, bound for London, plunged into the Meghani area of the city, sending up a massive plume of black smoke and triggering an immediate emergency response.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Acting Minister of Industry and Trade of Afghanistan Nooruddin Azizi, who landed in Tashkent to attend the Tashkent International Investment Forum. Wednesday, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Governor of Lombardy Attilio Fontana, who landed in Uzbekistan to attend the Tashkent Investment Forum, the presidential press service said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented the receiving of a note from Uzbekistan demanding clarification of raids against migrants in Moscow, the TASS said today.

Astana will host the second Central Asia-China Summit on June 17, the Akorda press service said. The Summit will be attended by the presidents of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, and China.

Tashkent International Commercial Court (TICC) will open in Uzbekistan to protect the rights of investors. It will be part of the commercial dispute resolution system along with the existing Tashkent International Arbitration Center and will become an important element in modernizing the national judicial system and attracting investors. The purpose of the court and its benefits for Uzbekistan were discussed at the IV Tashkent International Investment Forum on Tuesday.

The phase I of the arrivals hall reconstruction project at the Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport has been completed, the Uzbekistan Airports said in a statement today.

On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry held its regular monthly meeting with the Russian authorities on migration issues. According to the Foreign Ministry’s press service, the Uzbek officials "pointed at the reports of unauthorized checks, disrespectful and rude treatment of Uzbek nationals in a number of cases in Russia that are cause for serious concern."

In the opening remarks at the Tashkent Investment Forum today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that the situation around Ukraine "must be resolved exclusively by diplomatic means".

The European Union expects the visit of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Brussels in the next few months, said the EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan Toivo Klaar, speaking at the Tashkent Investment Forum today.

At his opening remarks at the Tashkent International Investment Forum, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that the country has significant potential in the field of rare minerals and urged investors to proceed to the manufacturing of high-value-added products.

At a press meeting on Monday in Tashkent, the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico called Uzbekistan a key partner in Central Asia and voiced confidence in the prospects for deepening cooperation.

Following the talks in Tashkent, the Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Bulgaria Rumen Radev today signed a joint declaration on expanding bilateral cooperation, the presidential press service said.

The Uzbekistan Migration Agency issued "regret and concern" over reports of the use of physical force against foreign nationals during a Russian National Guard’s raid in Moscow, including possibly nationals of Uzbekistan.