The Tashkent Metro is buying 10 Russian sets of rail cars total worth of 63.3 million euros, as stated in the project feasibility study (FS), approved by the government decree of July 12 (PKM # 435).

Eid al-Ahda will be celebrated in Uzbekistan on July 20. While May 21-22 were also announced as non-business days, according to the Presidential decree which set non-working days for 2021.

On July 13-14, a government delegation led by the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov will visit Tajikistan to attend the next meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states in Dushanbe, the Foreign Ministry said.

The Ministry of Health reported of 497 people being diagnosed with coronavirus and 283 with pneumonia in Uzbekistan yesterday. "As of July 12, 2021, the number of registered coronavirus infections in Uzbekistan stands at 116,918 (+497)," the report said.

On July 12, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the First Deputy Foreign Minister of Nepal, Bharat Raj Podyal, who arrived in Tashkent to attend the international conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities”.

Uzbek pop star and politician Jahongir Otajonov says he has quit running in the presidential campaign weeks after he and his colleagues were attacked by unknown individuals for organizing a session of the banned opposition Erk (Freedom) party.

A new publication ‘Cost of Doing Business in Uzbekistan 2021’ provides a “one-stop-shop” for investors looking for an authoritative source for startups and established businesses. Initiated by the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Cost of Doing Business in Uzbekistan 2021 was released today in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the United Nations Development Programme.

The National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan has published the list of athletes who will take part in the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. The competition, postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held in the Japanese capital from July 23 to August 8.

The Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Uzbekistan met with the SCO Secretary General. According to the press service of the CEC, the chairman of the election commission invited the secretary general and the SCO observer mission to the upcoming presidential elections as international observers.

Uzbekistan has not received any proposals from the members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in relation to the situation in Afghanistan, said the President’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov at a briefing today.

The Russian diplomats who worked in Hairaton, Afghanistan, have been evacuated to Uzbekistan for security reasons, announced the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan/Director of the second department of Asia of the Foreign Ministry Zamir Kabulov, reports TASS.

The Ministry of Health reported of 458 people being diagnosed with coronavirus and 297 with pneumonia in Uzbekistan yesterday. "As of July 11, 2021, the number of registered coronavirus infections in Uzbekistan stands at 116,421 (+458)," the report said.

The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Uzbekistan July 15-16. The visit of the Pakistani leader bears the official status, and the head of Afghanistan will arrive on a working visit to attend the conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Threats and Opportunities”, which will be held in Tashkent.

Another Afrosiyob set of cars will soon be delivered to Uzbekistan. The set, consisting of 11 coaches and two cab cars, is due to be shipped from the St. Petersburg port to Uzbekistan, Uztemiryolyolovchi said in a statement.

The investment company UzAssets under the State-Owned Assets Management Agency announced its intention to sell its stake in Uzbekistan Champagne of 51.48%. KPMG was selected as a consultant.

The Ministry of Health reported of 467 people being diagnosed with coronavirus and 259 with pneumonia in Uzbekistan yesterday. "As of July 9, 2021, the number of registered coronavirus infections in Uzbekistan stands at 115,478 (+467)," the report said.

On July 9, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The parties discussed the Uzbek-Russian ties and exchanged views on regional security, including on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will arrive in Uzbekistan on July 15-16 to attend the regional conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Threats and Opportunities” in Tashkent.

The Ministry of Health reported of 482 people being diagnosed with coronavirus and 221 with pneumonia in Uzbekistan yesterday. "As of July 8, 2021, the number of registered coronavirus infections in Uzbekistan stands at 115,011 (+482)," the report said.

The Senate issued a decision appointing Mukhsinkhuja Abdurakhmonov as Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Japan, the Foreign Ministry said.