On February 4, the Uzbekistan delegation, including Deputy PM Tanzila Narbayeva, Minister of Employment Sherzod Kudbiyev and Chairman of the UzTekstilSanoat Ilkhom Khaidarov met with World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, Cyril Muller in Washington, the Foreign Ministry said.

On February 6th 2019, Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT) welcomed the participants of the National Round of Philip Jessup International Competitions for the second time.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Approval of the Concept of Holding of Population Census in 2022 in Uzbekistan Decree Tuesday. The last census in Uzbekistan was held in 1989.

The President Mirziyoyev issued a decree allowing the sale of locally produced beer and wine in regular stores, hotels and caterers. "The sale of beers and wines of domestic production can be sold by all retailers, hotels and caterers without license," the decree says.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov on Tuesday hosted the visiting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General/Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Tadamichi Yamamoto, the foreign ministry said.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) workshop  started today in Tashkent attended by the officials of Uzatom Agency and Rosatom Corporation, as well as other Uzbek officials. The workshop will last through February 6.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree appointing Ochilboy Ramatov as the First Deputy Prime Minister and the head of newly created Ministry of Transport.

Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Dilshod Akhatov met with the Polish Under Secretary for Security Policy, Minister Bartosz Cichocki, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The Tashkent Technical University and Belarusian National Technical University will set up a joint technopark in Tashkent.

On January 30, 2019, the Uzbek Committee on Geology and Mineral Resources held talks through video conferencing with senior officials of the US Geological Survey (USGS), the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the decree reorganizing the Uzbek Agency for Press and Information into the Agency of Information and Mass Communications and has become part of the Presidential Administration, the agency said.

By the presidential decree of February 1, Bakhrom Ashrafkhanov has been appointed deputy finance minister in charge of social issues, the Ministry of Finance said.

President of the Uzbek Academy of Sciences Behzod Yuldashev met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano in Vienna Thursday, the foreign ministry said.

On January 29-30, the Uzbek Defense Minister held a meeting with the leadership of the Central Command of the United States Armed Forces in Tampa, Florida, the Defense Ministry’s said.

The mayor of the Tashkent city Jahongir Artikkhojaev in a press conference replied to the questions of journalists about his ties with companies involved in the Tashkent City business distrcit project.

The Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Uzbek General Prosecutor's Office and the Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the Egmont Group Meetings in Jakarta Wednesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed decree Tuesday bringing political science studies back to the Uzbek Universities, in particular, to the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) starting from 2019-2020 academic year.

Uzbekistan is holding talks for purchase of Russian Yak-130 jet-trainer originally developed by Yakovlev and Aermacchi, the Kommersant newspaper said.

During the visit of the leadership of the Uzbek Academy of the General Prosecutor's Office to Sweden and Finland, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed with the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki on Friday.

Strategic planning bill will be drafted in Uzbekistan. This was stated in the President’s Priority Measures to Raising the Responsibility of the Cabinet of Ministers for the Effectiveness of Accomplishing Uzbekistan’s Strategic Objectives for Socio-economic Development of the Country Decree.