Scientists at the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of the Academy of Sciences have developed an edible vaccine against COVID-19 from tomatoes.

On August 25, Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, the presidential press service said.

Attending the 18th plenary session of the Senate, the First Deputy Foreign Minister Farhod Arziev answered questions from senators on the situation in Afghanistan.

The Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov hosted the Minister of Economy of the UAE Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade said.

A professor from Turkey Ercan Kahya has been appointed rector of the Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Construction (TIAC), the press service of the university said. In this position, he replaced Rashvan Khakimov, who headed the institute since 2016.

From August 30, the train frequency will be increased in the Tashkent metro, the press service of Uzbekistan Railways said in a statement. The trains on the Chilonzor line will run with a 3-minute interval  from 7:30 to 9:00 and with a 4-minute interval from 16:30 to 19:30.

The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, at an open session on August 25, chaired by Deputy Head of the Supreme Court Ikrom Muslimov, rehobilitated 115 people who were repressed in the 1920s-1930s, the press service of the Supreme Court reported.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureishi, the presidential press service said.

The Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umrzakov hosted the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Teri Hakala, Dunyo said on Tuesday.

Islamabad calls on all countries of the world to engage in dialogue with the Taliban movement that came to power in Afghanistan. The Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi announced this at a press conference on 23 August.

From September 1, 2021, drivers will no longer be required to carry authorization when driving vehicles owned by others, it is stated in the Government’s Measures to simplify procedures for providing public services in the field of road safety Resolution.

A government meeting chaired by the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev was held on Tuesday devoted to improving the environmental situation, effectively organizing tree protection and expanding green areas.

Alisher Maksudov, Chairman of the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection, has been dismissed from his post, announced Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a government meeting on 24 August devoted to the environmental protection, the spokesman to the head of state said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Precious Metals and Precious Stones Bill into Law on Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice said in a statement.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the newly appointed German Ambassador Tilo Klinner on August 24, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is ready to cooperate with Uzbekistan, but of the country, stated the CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas on Monday at the online summit.

Switzerland donated 1 million 145 thousand medical masks of the second level of protection (FFP2) to Uzbekistan. The cargo was delivered to Tashkent airport on Monday, the Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Authority said.

Today, the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a Women’s Summit entitled, ‘The Power of Women: Growth Trends of Post-Pandemic and Beyond’ for women leaders, entrepreneurs, women-owned small-and-medium-sized enterprises, activists, influencers, bloggers, women-led business associations, and relevant non-government organizations.

On August 23, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov held an online meeting with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Adel al-Jubeir, the Foreign Ministry reported.

On August 23, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended as an invited guest in an extraordinary online meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization on the situation in Afghanistan, the presidential press service reported.