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Uzbekistan Boosts Trade With Launch Of Container Transit Service To Europe
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30. JSC Uztemiryoilkonteyner is launching a new international container service linking Europe and Uzbekistan, Trend reports. The new route offers fast, reliable, and efficient cargo delivery...

China, Uzbekistan Open New Chapter In Andijan Cargo Cooperation
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 31. Uzbekistan and China have taken steps to deepen logistics cooperation through a high-level meeting in Andijan, unveiling plans for a new terminal to boost regional cargo transit and...

Uzbekistan, Totalenergies Explore New Horizons For Renewable Energy Partnership
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30. Uzbekistan's Deputy Minister Akram Aliev met with TotalEnergies Renewables' Managing Director Aizada Seitniyazova to review ongoing projects and explore expanded, sustainable cooperation...

Uzbekistan, China's Bedley Hong Kong Int'l Move Forward On Major Copper Project
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30. Uzbekistan's Deputy Minister Ilzat Kasimov agreed to sign a cooperation memorandum with Bedley Hong Kong International to accelerate a copper ore project and support the company's bid for...

Uzbekistan, Serbia Advance Economic Partnership Through Fresh Bilateral Deals
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30 . The Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Laziz Kudratov, held an online meeting with the Minister for International Economic Cooperation of the...

Uzbekistan, Italy discuss cooperation in agricultural sector
AKIPRESS.COM - Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan Ibrohim Abdurakhmonov met with Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry of Italy Francesco Lollobrigida as part of the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4), held in Addis...

Uzbekistan, Technip Energies Team Up To Power Future Of Critical Minerals And Energy
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30. Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Laziz Kudratov, met with Technip Energies and UTG Energies leaders to discuss expanding cooperation in critical minerals, industry, and energy sectors...

In Uzbekistan's Holiest City, a Quiet Christian Revival Takes Root
BUKHARA, Uzbekistan – Along the storied Silk Road, in the spiritual heart of Central Asia, an unlikely movement is quietly growing behind closed doors. In Bukhara, a city revered in Islam with more than 2,000 years of history and home to the...

Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Mull Over Progress On Major Railway Project With China
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 31. President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov and Uzbekistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bakhtiyor Saidov, discussed joint efforts on major infrastructure projects, including the construction...

Uzbekistan to restructure military education system with new defense university and dual-degree programs
President of Uzbekistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed a comprehensive proposal aimed at overhauling the country’s military education system. The initiative follows instructions issued during a...

Uzbekistan ramps up anti-corruption efforts as 75% of cases involve daily public services
Nearly 75% of recorded corruption cases in Uzbekistan occur in everyday interactions between citizens and local authorities—highlighting the urgency of a more preventive approach to combating this persistent issue. Source: Presidential Press...

Uzbekistan's Gas Exports To China Reach New Highs
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 30 . In the first half of 2025, Uzbekistan's imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan and Russia declined by 30 percent compared to the same period last year, totaling $571.8 million. Data...

Samarkand’s poverty rate falls as Uzbekistan backs $1.2bn in regional projects
The poverty rate in the Samarkand region has decreased from 7.5% to 6.4% since the beginning of the year, as Uzbekistan continues to expand economic opportunities and implement regional development reforms. Source: Presidential Press Service...

Uzbekistan's Rail Cargo Sector Gains Momentum In 1H2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 29. A total of 51.6 million tons of major types of cargo were transported on Uzbekistan's state-owned main railway network from January through June 2025. The data obtained by Trend from the...

Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan deal forges new Central Asia energy axis
Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are entering a new phase of energy cooperation, one that promises to draw the two Central Asian nations closer together in a mutually beneficial commercial embrace. At the cooperation’s core lies the forthcoming...

Uzbekistan and Russia’s Ombudsmen Agree to Strengthen Joint Protection of Citizens’ Rights
Uzbekistan 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and Russia’s Ombudsmen Agree to Strengthen Joint Protection of Citizens’ Rights Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Authorized Person of the Oliy Majlis for Human Rights (Ombudsman) Feruza Eshmatova met with a...

President of Uzbekistan Approves New Appointments in the Presidential Administration and Security Council
Uzbekistan 30/07/2025 President of Uzbekistan Approves New Appointments in the Presidential Administration and Security Council Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — By a corresponding decree, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has made a...

Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan explore cooperation in mandatory health insurance
Baku, July 30, AZERTAC Nigar Bayramova, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Azerbaijan’s State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance, met with a visiting Uzbek delegation led by Shukhrat Inoyatov, Deputy Executive Director of Uzbekistan’s State Health...

Uzbekistan and China Discuss Creation of a US$500 Million Fund for Green Projects
Economy 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and China Discuss Creation of a US$500 Million Fund for Green Projects Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 28 July, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan’s First Deputy Minister of Mining...

Uzbekistan and Portugal’s Alpac Capital Explore Joint Project Financing
Economy 29/07/2025 Uzbekistan and Portugal’s Alpac Capital Explore Joint Project Financing Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 28 July, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov held talks with Pedro Vargas, Chief...