On September 25, 2019, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in New York, the Ministry said.

The Military Court announced the verdict to the former chairman of the State Security Service Ikhtiyor Abdullayev and to the members of “his criminal gang,” the Supreme Court said.

A landmark Development Objective Assistance Agreement (DOAG) will be signed between the United States and Uzbekistan on Saturday, September 28, which will commit up to $50 million from the United States to support education sector reform in Uzbekistan over the next five years. 

A 23-year old Uzbekistan national Nodira Qodirova committed suicide in Turkey, Ahvalnews.com said. The suicide was allegedly committed at the house of the ruling Justice and Development Party deputy Şirin Ünal.

The Defense Minister Bakhodir Kurbonov travelled to Tajikistan leading a delegation for the first official visit of an Uzbek Defense Minister to Tajikistan in 28 years, Khovar Said.

Over 4 million tourists have visited Uzbekistan year-to-date, a 27% increase in tourists inflow to 2018, UzA said. As the head of the Tourism Development Committee Abdulaziz Akkulov said, Uzbekistan has huge tourism potential, with the tourism sector development concept for 2019-2025 approved for the first time.

The first direct Xi'an-Tashkent charter flight of the Chinese airline Zhejang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd. will land at the Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport on September 27, the State Tourism Committee said.

On September 24, the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov met with UAE Foreign Minister and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New York, the Foreign Ministry said.

Important steps have been taken in Uzbekistan to dismantle an authoritarian and centralist structure that has previously severely undermined the independence of justice, the function of lawyers and the rule of law, says visiting UN rights expert Diego Garcia-Sayán.

The chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Economic Relations, Foreign Investment and Tourism of the Senate Alisher Kurmanov hosted the delegation of the European Investment Bank (EIB) headed by the Vice President Vasil Khudak, the press service of the Senate said.

Today the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the visiting the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Diego Garcia-Sayan.

The Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Uzbekistan Huseyn Guliev, the ministry said.

As of October 1, 2019, only soums can be withdrawn from Uzbekistan ATMs accepting international cards, such as VISA, MasterCard, UnionPay or others.

On September 22, the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov held talks with the US Ambassador at Large for International in Religious Freedom in New York, the Foreign Ministry said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev receives the award of the United Nations Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (UNIATF) for his personal commitment in putting healthy lifestyle and action to beat noncommunicable diseases.

The First Deputy Foreign Minister Ilkhom Nematov met with the Chinese Ambassador to China Jiang Yan, the Foreign Ministry said.

Joint Uzbek-Tajik military drills were held at the Gurumsaray training ground of the Eastern Military District as part of the Center-2019 strategic drills, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

Today an international conference on nutrition, organized by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the Uzbekistan Ministry of Health and the INCF “For a Healthy Generation” opened in Tashkent. A grant provided by the U.S. Embassy enabled U.S. researchers, key government officials, health education institutions and non-governmental organizations to come together to discuss the most recent science concerning the role of nutrition and how this knowledge can be used to improve the overall health of  Uzbekistan’s population.  Internationally recognized scholars will present the latest science about how nutrition impacts risk for diseases like obesity, diabetes and heart disease as well as how the nutrition of one generation impacts the health of following generations.

The Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov attended the C5+1 Dialogue meeting. The participants of the Dialogue also included the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Foreign Minister Abdu Mukhtar Tileuberdi of Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov of Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin of Tajikistan, and Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the United States Mered Orazov.

On September 20, a meeting was held in the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan with a Russian government delegation led by First Deputy PM/ Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov.