Until now, there has been little information available to the international community regarding the state of forests in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

The Uzbek Central Bank sold 6.2 t of gold to become the world leader in gold sales In Q1 2019, followed by Mongolia on 3.4t and Tajikistan on 1t, the World Gold Council said in a report.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on May 2 signed the bill amending the Criminal Code. The Legislative Chamber passed the amendments on February 6, the Senate approved them on February 28.

The Senate today passed the Public-Private Partnership and the Privatization of Non-agricultural Land Bills at the 19th plenary session.

President Mirziyoyev yesterday signed the amendments to the Administrative Liability Code (ALC), aimed at strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights. The Legislative Chamber passed the amendments on February 6, the Senate approved them on February 28.

An annual Career Day was held at Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT), which has been held for the past 10 years.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterrday hosted a UAE delegation led by the Minister of Energy and Industry, Suhail bin Muhammad al-Mazroui, the presidential press service said.

50 small cinemas, with total of 5550 seats capacity, will be built in Uzbekistan by the end of the year, 24 – in Q3 and 26 – in Q4.

Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the visiting special envoy of Iran's Supreme Leader, Head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharazi, the Ministry said.

The United States Commission On International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published 2019 Annual Report, which includes country reports.

The Uzbekistan government delegation will attend the Caspian Economic Forum in the Turkmen city of Turkmenbashi on August 12, UzA said.

The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Uzbekistan on a working visit on May 2. He will be hosted by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today familiarized himself with the modernization progress of the Tupolon hydroelectric plant in Saryasi district of Surkhandarya province, the presidential press service said.

Nasrullo Sayid (Sayidov), who flew to Tashkent from Edmonton, Canada via Istanbul, was stopped at Islam Karimov International Airport on April 20 and was not allowed to enter Uzbekistan and was deported to Istanbul in the evening of April 21.

Nearly 1 thousand Asian bustards, or beauty bustards have been set free in Muynak and Kungrad districts of Karakalpakstan. This unique and rare bird is listed in both Uzbekistan’s and the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red Lists of Threatened Species.

Joint Uzbek-Belarusian Interdisciplinary Institute of Applied Technical Qualifications is scheduled to open in Tashkent this year, the draft presidential decree said.

The Uzbek Customs Committee prepared a draft Presidential decree proposing to amend the earlier President’s Measures to Further Improve Foreign Economic Activity and Customs and Tariffs Regulation system of the Republic of Uzbekistan Decree.

The Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Economic Relations, Foreign Investments and Tourism Uzbekistan Senators Alisher Kurmanov hosted with Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Belarus Viktor Chaichits, the Senate said.

Carlise Womack-Wynne, the professor in the College of Education at the University of North Georgia, has become a consultant to the Ministry of Public Education of Uzbekistan (MPE), the Ministry said in a statement.

Tashkent province bound Mercedes-Benz coach from Bukhara, toppled and took fire after tyre burst today at 2:00 AM in the Urtachirchik district of the Tashkent province, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.