On June 6, Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the work progress of the second stage of the overground ring metro line in Tashkent, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today spoke to the President Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev over the telephone, the presidential press service of the head of state reported.

Spokesman to the Prosecutor General's Office Khayot Shamsuddinov commented on a social media post about the death of a high school student in Uchkuprik district of Fergana province after being beaten by her father.

On the afternoon of Sunday, June 5, anonymous people again threatened with explosions at three offices of Uzbekistan Airways in St. Petersburg.

Today, UNICEF handed over urgently needed computers to the Ministry of Health to strengthen Uzbekistan’s national immunization system and the healthcare system overall.

Recently, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan Alisher Turaev met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Batsumber Munkhzhin.

The Commission on Constitutional Reform at a meeting on June 3 reviewed the proposals received to amend the Constitution. The chief of the commission, first deputy speaker of the Legislative Chamber Akmal Saidov noted that among the proposals there was a proposal to turn Uzbekistan into a parliamentary republic.

Government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umrzakov visited Moscow on June 3-4.

Mongolia announced the introduction of a 30-day visa-free regime for Uzbekistan citizens, announced on June 3 at a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Furkat Sidikov and Deputy Foreign Minister of Mongolia Batsumber Munkhzhin as part of his working visit to Tashkent.

Russia will lift entry restrictions for Uzbek nationals by rail roads as of June 14. This decision was made by the Russian operational anti-coronavirus headquarters, the Russian government said in a statement.

The Central Bank announced the results of the contest for a symbol for the national currency, the soum. It was held in February-March.

Yavan hydroelectric power plant project launching ceremony was held as part of the visit of the President of Tajikistan on the Zarafshan River, the presidential press service said.

On the morning of June 3, before trip to Urgench, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the current chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Zbigniew Rau, the presidential press service said.

Government issued a resolution on June 1 approving measures to create a private digital university IT-Park University (ITPU). The university was founded by the Tashkent’s IT-Park and the international company EPAM with an authorized capital of $ 2 million (70% - EPAM Global Campus, USA).

Also, after the summit talks, a ceremony of signing and exchanging documents took place. According to the press service of the head of state, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Emomali Rahmon signed a historic declaration on strengthening eternal friendship and alliance.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held a meeting in a narrow format, the presidential press service reported.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) handed over essential medical equipment to healthcare facilities in Djizzak to assist the province in its fight against tuberculosis (TB). Representatives of the USAID Mission to Uzbekistan, the National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Center, and the Djizzak Provinceal Health Administration participated in the handover.

Uzdonmakhsulot put up for auction 10 thousand tons of 1st grade flour, of which 83% were sold. The average price was at 4.5 million soums a ton. According to experts, today the cost of Soviet type brick-bread based on the price on the stock exchange and its delivery to stores will average 2,550 soums.

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit on June 2, the press service of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Thursday.

The Antimonopoly Committee (AC) and the Consumer Rights Protection Agency received new powers. This is provided for by the Decree of the President of Uzbekistan No. UP-145 dated May 31.