At least 186 people were hospitalized in Shahrikhan district of Andijan on Monday after an outbreak of food poisoning, the Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement.

President Mirziyoyev signed decree naming Ahadbek Haydarov as Deputy Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan, the press service of the Ministry of Finance announced.

On May 17, 2017 President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in order to inspect ongoing projects and familiarize himself with socio-economic development, the activities of schools and makhallas (neighbourhoods) has departed for Syrdarya province.

Atabek Sadykov left the position of chief of ToshShaharTransXizmat, a government body for Tashkent transport, the company announced in a statement.

The UN Secretary General António Guterres will visit Central Asia in June,  the head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia in Ashgabat and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General Petko Draganov announced.

The Uzbek Labor Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov met with the with a Japanese delegation including Mr. Kazumi Maeda, Director of the Chuo Sangyo Shinko Association, Mr. Haruka Komine, President of Three Concier Co., Ltd., Mr. Masao Otani, Director of the Social Security Corporation Kinunokai,  Mr. Hirokazu Kimura, President of Medical Brain Co., Ltd., Mr. Hidemichi Ota, Manager at Wolf Arden Social Security Corporation and Mr. Tatsuki Kimura, Manager at PRIEM Social Security Corporation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on May 11 creating the Committee on Forestry to replace the Office of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan.

Uzbek and Chinese enterprises signed agreements and deals of more than $20 billion, just days before the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.

On May 11 the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein took part at a press conference during his mission to Uzbekistan. 

On May 11, 2017, at the Uzbek Foreign Ministry were held talks with the Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Center, Marcel Peško.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrives in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2017, to pay a state visit to China and attend the upcoming Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. 

On May 10 the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein as part of his Uzbekistan visit met with the Speaker of the Legislative Chamber N. Ismayilov.

Today the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the invitation of the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping has departed for China on a state visit on May 11-13, 2017.

In January-March, the Consular Office of the Uzbek Foreign Ministry and the consular missions issued visas to 52,224 foreign nationals, of which 19,197 tourist and 8,613 business visas, the Tourism Development Committee said referring to the Foreign Ministry.

On May 10, 2017 the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, UzA said.

The delegation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), headed by the High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein took part in the civil forum titled "Human Rights and Cooperation" which took place at the Development Strategy Center today.

Today the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, who arrived in Uzbekistan on a visit, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his Yashnabad district visit on Saturday made an unannounced visit to the family polyclinic №32, Akhborot news program on Uzbekistan TV channel reported.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to China on May 11-13, UzA said. Shavkat Mirziyoyev will meet with the Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier of the State Council Li Keqiang, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress Zhang Dejiang and other leaders, where they are expected to discuss the state and prospects for advancing the bilateral ties.

On May 6 Shavkat Mirziyoyev in order to “familiarize himself with socio-economic development and to inspect ongoing projects” visited Tashkent’s Yashnabad district. The first destination of the visit was Toshkent Kogozi LLC (transl. Tashkent Paper), UzA said.