Saturday, 18, October, 2025

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Enter Engineering has been appointed as a subcontractor for the construction of Uzbekistan's first nuclear power plant, the press service of the Atomic Energy Agency (Uzatom) said.

Law enforcement agencies arrested 37 individuals in the Bukhara province on suspicion of illegal gold mining, the Ministry of Mining and Geology said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. Shavkat Mirziyoyev warmly congratulated the Russian leader on his birthday, sincerely wishing him good health, well-being, and success, as well as prosperity for the friendly Russian people.

In his address at the 12th Summit of the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), the President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijani proposed holding joint military exercises among the OTS member states.

Following the mass poisoning of children in public kindergartens in the Tashkent province, all heads of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Service must be sacked. Zoyir Mirzayev, the Tashkent province governor announced this at the 20th session of the Council of People's Deputies in Nurafshan city.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Cutting number of managerial positions in national executive bodies through the digitalization of their operations Decree Saturday.

The Director of the National Agency for Promising Projects Dmitry Li hosted a delegation of Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads). During the discussion, the parties discussed opening of Meta’s representative office in Uzbekistan, cooperation in preventing fraud in advertising on the company's platforms, monetization and supporting digital content creators in the country.

MPs of the Legislative Chamber at its October 7 session passed the bill banning filming of individuals without their consent, the press service of the Chamber said today.

In an interview to Uzbekistan 24, the Minister of Digital Technologies, Sherzod Shermatov spoke about the objectives set by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a recent government meeting dedicated to AI development in Uzbekistan.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today addressed the Gabala Turkic Summit, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said. At the beginning of his address, he underscored that at the recent session of the UN General Assembly, "the speeches and approaches of world leaders once again demonstrated the lack of a unified position on the architecture of politics and security in the modern world."

The Ministry of Transport responded to the inquiry from the Chairman of the Senate Committee on budget and economic matters, Erkin Gadoev regarding measures to reduce traffic congestion in Tashkent, implement the Intelligent Transport system, and integrate public transport into Greater Tashkent format. The Senate published the response.

The British Council, in partnership with the British Embassy in Tashkent, successfully hosted the second Alumni UK Networking and Learning & Development Day in Tashkent. The event brought together a vibrant community of UK alumni from across Uzbekistan for a day of inspiration, collaboration, and professional growth.

Javokhir Orifjonov, 32, was sentenced for using forged documents to pose as an employee of the State Security Service (SSS) and the Presidential Administration for personal interest in Tashkent, the press service of the Tashkent city police department said.

Chief of district police department Akmal Khodjaev in Furkat district of Fergana province found himself at the center of a criminal case following his attempt to discredit the chief of the district tax inspectorate, Kurbonali Abdurakhmanov. The woman most affected by this plot was Gulirano Kosimova, the principal of School No. 29.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended a presentation on the AI development in Uzbekistan and their widespread implementing in the economy and social areas, the presidential press service said today.

Fabio Cannavaro has been appointed the head coach of the Uzbekistan national team, the Uzbekistan Football Association said today.

Romania and Uzbekistan celebrated the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations on October 6, 2025. On this occasion, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania, H.E. Mr. Daniel Cristian Ciobanu, delivered a lecture at the Tashkent Note University of Economics. On behalf of the Romanian Embassy in Tashkent, he warmly congratulated the people of Uzbekistan on this remarkable occasion.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a telephone conversation Sunday warmly congratulated the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on his birthday, sincerely wishing him good health, family happiness, well-being, and continued prosperity for the people of fraternal Tajikistan.

Over 45,000 individuals hold hunting weapons in Uzbekistan, the chief of Public Order Protection Department of the Interior Ministry, Davron Kasimov said at a press conference in late September.

Afghanistan’s caretaker government has granted Uzbek companies a license to conduct geological exploration, and oil and gas production on its territory, the Uzbek Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov told the Uzbekistan 24.