Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov yesterday held talks with Gen. Herbert Raymond McMaster, National Security Advisor in Washington, the Ministry said in a statement.

The Prosecutor General ordered the appointment of Bakhodir Pulatov as prosecutor of the Tashkent province, the UzA said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China Sun Lijie, who is ending hist posting in Uzbekistan, UzA said.

Uzbekistan Airways from May 24, 2018 will launch a new regular flight to Spain on route Tashkent-Barcelona-Tashkent. Flights will be operated on Thursdays on Boeing aircrafts.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s address to the Parliament marked a new era of awakening in the Uzbek society, the first deputy chair of the Senate Sodiq Safoev said at a briefing at the Legislative Chamber.

Agreement on visa-free regime with Tajikistan is expected to be signed during the visit of the Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s to Tajikistan, the chairman of Tourism development committee Aziz Abdukhakimov at a press conference on Monday. According to him, the agreement was reached during the visit to Tajikistan of the Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Saturday signed a decree on spring draft for military service and dismissal to reserve of servicemen who served the one-year service in the Armed Forces.

We cannot still fully abandon the residence permit system (commonly known as propiska system) in Uzbekistan, the deputy chief of the Department for Migration and Registration of Citizenship within the Interior Ministry Ulugbek Tashkhodjaev said at a briefing at the Development Strategy Center on Jan. 12.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting of the Security Council at the Situation Center of the Academy of the Armed Forces Wednesday. It took place on the eve of the 26th anniversary of the establishment of the Uzbek Armed Forces marked on January 14. 

Military expenses in the 2018 state budget will be at 4% of the GDP, the Deputy chief of the State Budget Department of the Finance Ministry Ismonjon Mamajonov today said at the meeting of the International Press Club.

In signing the Roadmap, the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United Nations system have re-confirmed their mutual commitment to collaborate on advancing human development for all people in Uzbekistan, especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged, and to work together to build a more prosperous, resilient and sustainable society. 

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the military unit in Chirchik city in Tashkent province and the Academy of the Armed Forces in Tashkent Wednesday, ahead of the Uzbek Army Day (Jan. 14), UzA reported.

Aerospace industry strategy creation and development for 2018-2035 can be developed in Uzbekistan. This initiative was proposed for public consultation in the draft 2018 State Program.

Vice Chairman of the Korean Hospital Association, Professor at Chonnam National University Hospital Taek-Rim Yoon has been appointed adviser to the Uzbek Health Minister, the ministry said.

Uzbek PM Abdulla Aripov today met with the Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in Dushanbe. PM Aripov will also take part in the meetings of the Uzbek-Tajik Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation and the state border delineation committee in Dushanbe.

On Jan. 7 experts of the Smithsonian Institution (USA) arrived in Uzbekistan to study Uzbekistan’s cultural and civilizational heritage and discuss the implementation of the scientific tourism development project.

The current biometric passport in Uzbekistan may be recognized as an international passport, and be replaced with ID cards for internal identity purposes. This is proposed in the draft 2018 State Program which has been posted for public consultation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today signed the Uzbekistan's Defense Doctrine Bill into Law, Uzbekistan 24 reported. The defense doctrine represents a system of official views, principles and approaches for ensuring national security in the military field.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Administrative Procedure Bill into Law yesterday. The law was passed by the Legislative Chamber on December 14 and was approved by the Senate on December 20.

Uzbekistan's General Prosecutor's Office inaugurated yesterday its Information and Analytical Multimedia Center, with Babur Alikhanov, former chief of the National Television and Radio Company, appointed as director.