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Address by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States

Distinguished heads of states and governments! Dear friends! I am very pleased to see you in the great city of Samarkand, one of the centers of world civilization, located at the crossroads of the Great Silk Road. I would like to express my special gratitude to all of you for participating at the Summit of the newly named Organization of Turkic States. Welcome to the land of UzbekistanBatafsil / Read More…

To the Participants of the 14th Tashkent International Film Festival «Pearl of the Silk Road»

Distinguished participants of the film festival! Dear guests! Ladies and gentlemen! I sincerely congratulate all of you – the famous actors and filmmakers, cameramen and artists, producers and film critics, prominent representatives of culture and art, who have come from different countries of the world, on the opening of the 14th Tashkent International Film Festival «Pearl of the SilkBatafsil / Read More…

The SCO Samarkand Summit: Dialogue and Cooperation in an Interconnected World

Uzbekistan’s chairmanship in the SCO has fallen on a dynamic period, fraught with various events and trends – the period of the «historical rift», when one era comes to an end and another begins – thus far unpredictable and unknown. The modern system of international cooperation, based on the universal principles and norms, begins to falter. One of the main reasons for this is a deep crBatafsil / Read More…

The Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to be Held in Uzbekistan

On September 15-16, the events of the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will be held under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the city of Samarkand. The summit will be attended by the leaders of the SCO Member States – the Republic of India, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the People’s RepublicBatafsil / Read More…

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay to visit Uzbekistan

Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, will undertake an official visit to Uzbekistan to take part in the International Conference on the Preservation of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage on August 26, UNESCO press service said. It is noted that a significant number of culture and tourism ministers from across the region and beyond will participate in the event. At a time whBatafsil / Read More…

Shavkat Mirziyoyev to pay an official visit to Tajikistan on June 10-11

The official visit of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Tajikistan has been announced. Presidential Spokesman Sherzod Asadov briefed the media on the events planned for the week with the participation of the head of state. “Today there will be a presentation on the program of financing sustainable development goals. Tomorrow there will be a video conference on the development Batafsil / Read More…

Uzbekistan to issue new 2,000 and 20,000-soum banknotes

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan plans to issue new banknotes – denominations are 2,000 and 20,000 soums. The design of new banknotes has already been approved in the Senate of Oliy Majlis. The banknotes will be issued for circulation from June 14. Also, from July 1, 2019, 50 and 100-soum coins and bills have been withdrawn from circulation.Batafsil / Read More…