Shavkat Mirziyoyev

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Uzbekistan’s traffic cops want to ban photographs

Uzbekistan’s traffic cops want to ban photographs

Traffic police in Uzbekistan are not well liked. They are a daily humiliation for drivers and frequently the butt of jokes. Now they risk further poisoning their reputation by trying to ban the public from taking pictures. …

Uzbekistan abandons forced labor

Uzbekistan abandons forced labor

State-sponsored use of slave labor to pick cotton was once a factor that turned Uzbekistan into a pariah on the international stage

Why did Central Asia’s leaders go to Beijing

Why did Central Asia’s leaders go to Beijing

On February 4, the Beijing Winter Olympic Games opened in the Chinese capital. While much of the West engaged in a “diplomatic boycott” or cited the ongoing pandemic for the absence of their top leaders, all five Central Asian presidents were in attendance

Uzbekistan’s opening-up boosts exports

Uzbekistan’s opening-up boosts exports

Central Asia’s most populous country has made notable advances in recent years in its transition to a private sector-led economic growth model, and is already reaping the benefits. According to Fitch Ratings

Mirziyoyev arrived in St. Petersburg

Mirziyoyev arrived in St. Petersburg

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev flew to St. Petersburg, where he will take part in an informal summit of the heads of the CIS member states. This was reported by the press service of the Uzbek leader. At the Pulkovo …

Mirziyoyev opens natural gas processing plant

Mirziyoyev opens natural gas processing plant

Today, an enterprise for natural gas processing was opened in Uzbekistan. The opening ceremony was attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. "Such enterprises are built only thanks to investments. The plant is being launched, and …

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan ally to tap economic potential

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan ally to tap economic potential

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have decided to take their relations to the next level upgrading them from interstate relations to forging an alliance dictated by a mutual desire for closer international cooperation based on common …

Presidential Library to be opened in Tashkent

Presidential Library to be opened in Tashkent

The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has studied the projects for the construction of large sports and cultural facilities in Tashkent, reports the press service of the Head of State. For example, there are plans …

Putin and Mirziyoyev to discuss situation in Afghanistan

Putin and Mirziyoyev to discuss situation in Afghanistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev will discuss the situation in Afghanistan during their meeting in Moscow on Friday, November 19, the Kremlin press service reported. "It is planned to …