A high-ranking delegation of Afghanistan, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy prime minister for economic affairs, visited Uzbekistan late last week, TOLOnews reported. Mullah Baradar described the visit as productive, stating that during negotiations with Uzbek officials, agreements were reached on expanding trade, importing electricity, exporting Afghanistan’s agricultural products, developing transportation, and constructing a
At a government meeting on February 19, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev listened to proposals for improving energy efficiency in Uzbekistan. In Uzbekistan, energy capacities are consistently increasing in line with the growing needs of the population and the economy. Last year, 50 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 81 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were produced. According
Archaeologists have found the remains of two medieval cities in the mountains of eastern Uzbekistan, a discovery that could shift our understanding of the ancient Silk Road, as this trade route between the East and West was long believed to have linked lowland cities, BBC News reported in October 2024. But using remote sensing technology,
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Government of Uzbekistan have signed two agreements to enhance the country’s education and road infrastructure sectors. The signing took place on the sidelines of the Al-Ula Conference for Emerging Market Economies between IsDB Group Chairman, Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Economy
The Council of the European Union (EU) has announced that the President of the European Council, António Costa, along with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, will be travelling to Uzbekistan for the first-ever EU-Central Asia summit on 3-4 April 2025, with the participation of the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,
On February 17, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Emir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Sabah held negotiations in the city of Al Kuwait. The leaders adopted a joint statement on the development of Uzbek-Kuwaiti relations of comprehensive partnership. The talks focused on developing and strengthening Uzbek-Kuwaiti relations of friendship and multifaceted partnership
On February 15, prior to an official visit of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Kuwait, an Uzbek-Kuwaiti business forum took place in Al-Kuwait, the capital of this country. The event was attended by leaders from ministries and agencies, industry associations, and representatives from over 100 major companies and financial institutions from both countries. The delegations
Construction of the Great Silk Road industrial technopark has begun in cooperation with Chinese company Zhejiang Holley Global Industry Development on 227 hectares of land in the city of Almalyk. Around 100 enterprises will be located in the park, focusing on areas such as electrical engineering, textiles, building materials, and pharmaceuticals. Over 12,000 new jobs
King’s College London recently hosted the first-ever summit of the Central Asian Youth Alliance (CAYA) – a landmark event bringing together young people from Central Asian countries, ambassadors, representatives of diplomatic missions, and experts in education and international cooperation, the Kyrgyz Embassy in London reported. The Minister of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic,
A freight train, loaded with communication equipment and other products, departed from southwest China’s Chongqing city on February 10 and is expected to arrive in Afghanistan in 12 to 15 days, Xinhua reported. This marked the inauguration of a new direct freight train route, which passes through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, between Chongqing and Afghanistan. In
Uzbekistan plans to create a network of “Shaded Walking Streets” in 32 cities and districts across the country, the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change announced. The initiative was proposed in a draft presidential decree, “On the State Program for the Implementation of Uzbekistan-2030 Strategy in the Year of Environmental Protection and Green
On February 10, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a meeting on the current work in atomic energy and priority tasks for the future. It was said that Uzbekistan is utilizing all available energy sources to meet the growing energy demands of the population and the economy. In addition to traditional power generation, around 4 gigawatts
On February 7, Tashkent hosted a series of events aimed at enhancing Uzbek-Mongolian trade, economic, and investment cooperation. The agenda was preceded by a bilateral meeting between the heads of delegations from the two countries: Deputy Prime Minister Zhamshid Khodjaev representing Uzbekistan and Vice Prime Minister Sainbuyan Amarsaikhan, a member of the Great State Khural
Kazakhstan will receive 16 billion cubic meters of water from Uzbekistan by October 1, 2025, 1 billion cubic meters more than during the previous water management year (October 2023 – October 2024). The agreement was reached on February 5 by Kazakhstan’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Nurzhan Nurzhigitov and Uzbekistan’s Minister of Water Resources
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid an official visit to Malaysia on February 4-5 at the invitation of Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim. President Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Ibrahim held talks in a narrow format and with the participation of official delegations. Following the talks, a Joint Statement on deepening bilateral cooperation towards strategic
‘The Legends of Great Silk Road: Adventures of the Spirit of Time’ is a new book by Uzbek author Gulchekhra-Begim Makhmudova, published in English by Hertfordshire Press in London. This book gives an opportunity to discover for your children (and for yourself) the magical world of the legendary Great Silk Road. In ‘Adventures of the
Uzbekistan is steadily developing its transport network, modernizing the road sector, and building new modern highways. With the support of the World Bank, the country has developed a project to build an alternative highway connecting the capital, Tashkent, and the city of Andijan. The commissioning of this 314-kilometer highway will reduce travel time between the
According to the Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce, during the past ten months of the current solar year (which began in March 2024), trade between Afghanistan and five Central Asian countries reached $1.696 billion, including $112 million of Afghan exports and $1.584 billion of imports, TOLOnews reported. Afghanistan exported to the Central Asian countries
On January 30, Tashkent hosted the Uzbek-French Business Forum, bringing together representatives from over 50 leading French companies, including AIRBUS, Experto Consulting, Iveco Group, MND, Roxalex, Suez, Société Générale, ALSTOM, Veolia Energy, EDF International Networks, Voltalia, and TotalEnergies. The Uzbek delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, Khurram Teshabayev, while the
On January 28-29 in Turkey, Laziz Kudratov, the Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, participated in a meeting with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Transport from Uzbekistan, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. He also attended a trilateral business forum with the participation of over 400 representatives from the business communities of the three
