The Presidents of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Bulgaria Rumen Radev held talks in Tashkent with the participation of official delegations, the presidential press service said. 

The final phase of one of the largest investment projects in Uzbekistan’s non-ferrous metallurgy — the copper concentrator plant-3 (CCP-3) project of the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Plant as part of the development of the Yoshlik I deposit — is now commencing. Construction and installation work is underway for the phased commissioning of the main production lines, the press service of the company said.

The Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change will move to the New Tashkent, announced at a press briefing on Monday the Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services Sherzod Khidoyatov.

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that Uzbekistan is of great interest to Slovak companies, especially in the defense industry. He told Monday at the Uzbek-Slovak business forum held in Tashkent.

Today, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the President of the BRICS New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, who landed in Tashkent to attend the Tashkent International Investment Forum, the presidential press service said.

Gazprom upped gas supplies to Uzbekistan by 4.4 billion cubic meters in 2024. Gazprom supplied 5.64 billion cubic meters (BCM) of gas to Uzbekistan in 2024, while in 2023 this figure reached 1.28 BCM, that is, gas supplies increased by more than 4 times the company said in an annual report.

The state-owned Regional Power Grids has filed a lawsuit against Enter Engineering for delaying payment for power usage power. In addition to this, the company is facing legal claims from an agency under the Ministry of Water Resources and at least one private enterprise. Enter Engineering have also been involved delayed salary cases.

Following the talks in Tashkent, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico signed a joint declaration on strategic partnership ties, the presidential press service said.

Uzgidromet announced Tashkent city weather forecast for the business week. Short-term rain, thunderstorm is possible in Tashkent today in the afternoon. No precipitation is expected on June 10. At night and in the morning there may be short-term rain, no precipitation during the daytime on June 11.

Today at the Kuksaroy palace, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with the Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico, the presidential press service said.

The Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico will land in Tashkent for an official visit on June 8-10, the Uzbek presidency website said Monday.

The Bulgarian President Rumen Radev will land in Tashkent for an official visit on June 9-11, the Uzbek presidency website said Monday.

The inauguration ceremony of the Uzbek-Chinese Transport University Program took place at the Tashkent State Transport University.

The Deputy Foreign Minister Olim Abdullaev met with the Parliamentary Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Hisashi Matsumoto on May 28 in Tokyo.

A group of Ukrainian children landed in Tashkent on the eve of Eid al-Adha for recreation and rehabilitation at the invitation of the Uzbek side. This was reported by the Ukrainian Embassy in Uzbekistan.

On the directive of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan delivered a 183-ton batch of humanitarian aid to Balkh Province (Afghanistan) on the ocassion of the Eid al-Adha holiday, the press service of the Surkhandarya province governor’s office said.

Cases of illegal burning of straw and its remains in fields are being monitored by satellites, the press service of the Uzbekcosmos Space Research and Technology Agency reported. Satellite images will be promptly handed to law enforcement agencies.

The Singapore-based Humans Mobile PTE Ltd., which owns the Humans brand in Uzbekistan, has initiated arbitration proceedings against Uzbekistan at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank.

The Minister of Justice Akbar Tashkulov, signed May 26 order amending the Regulation June (2018) on the procedure for notification of planned events of non-governmental non-profit organizations (NGOs).

Uzbekistan and Italy are stepping up cooperation in the field of migration and employment, the press service of the Migration Agency said Wednesday.