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A meeting of foreign ministers from Central Asia and the United States in the C5+1 format will take place in Samarkand on October 19. Omonulla Fayziyev, spokesperson for Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister, announced the event. Foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will attend, along with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is holding an open dialogue with investors in the fuel and energy sector, the presidential press service reported. The head of state called energy the heart of development and stressed that a stable energy supply is important for entrepreneurs' investment and for people's confidence in tomorrow.
The Ministry of Education and Science has announced that the deadline for paying contract fees and formalising enrolment at higher education institutions for the 2026/2027 academic year has been extended to November 1. The extension applies to bachelor's and master's applicants recommended for admission, as well as to students who transferred, were reinstated after transfer, or resumed their studies.
Uzbekistan maintained trade relations with more than 200 countries in January–August 2026, according to the National Statistics Committee. China, Russia and Kazakhstan were the country's largest trading partners.
Croatia has supported Uzbekistan's initiative to open a representation of the Agency for Migration in Zagreb, according to UzDaily. The news followed talks between the agency's director, Mukhsinkhodzha Abdurakhmonov, and the leadership of Croatia's Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.
Chinese company Raising Sun Technology Co. Ltd plans to invest more than $200 million in building a modern paint production plant for materials in Chust district of Uzbekistan's Namangan region. The project is designed to be implemented in three stages.
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to complete bilateral negotiations on market-access conditions within Uzbekistan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The next step will be signing the relevant protocol once necessary internal procedures are completed.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Republic of Karakalpakstan on Wednesday signed an updated memorandum of understanding to promote the region's socio-economic development. The document was signed by Kanokpan Lao-Arai, director of the ADB Resident Mission in Uzbekistan, and Azhiniyaz Kaipnazarov, deputy chairman of the Council of Ministers of Karakalpakstan.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith in Baku on October 15. The talks focused on taking relations between Uzbekistan and Laos to a new level, and Mirziyoyev spoke in favour of expanding practical partnership with Laos.
Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, met with Hasan Doğan, head of the Secretariat of the President of Turkey, and Hakkı Susmaz, Secretary General of the Presidential Administration, according to UzDaily. Reported from Tashkent, the source says the sides noted strong historical and cultural ties between Uzbekistan and Turkey, based on shared history, closeness of languages and traditions.
Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, met Hasan Doğan, head of the Presidential Secretariat of Turkey, and Hakkı Susmaz, Chief Secretary of the Presidential Administration. The sides noted the shared history, language, culture and traditions of Uzbekistan and Turkey, and said relations are developing consistently on this solid foundation.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Vietnamese Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân on the sidelines of the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia. The two sides discussed practical ways to strengthen and further expand mutually beneficial ties between the two countries.
The working visit of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to the Republic of Azerbaijan has concluded. On the first day of the visit, Mirziyoyev met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The leaders discussed the implementation of agreements reached at the highest level and the further development of relations of strategic partnership and alliance.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on October 15. The platform, founded in 1992, brings together 28 member states, 9 observer countries and 5 international organisations.
Uzbekistan's head of state has signed the constitutional law “On the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.” Under the law, the Constitutional Court will determine whether laws, decisions of the Oliy Majlis chambers, presidential decrees and resolutions, and decisions of the Government and local state authorities comply with the Constitution. It will also determine whether the laws of the Republic of Karakalpakstan comply with Uzbek laws, and will consider appeals on the constitutionality of normative legal acts submitted on the initiative of the Supreme Court. Within its authority, the court will interpret the Constitution and laws.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $200 million loan agreement with Uzbekistan to modernise its electricity grids, the bank's press service reported. The deal was signed on October 15 in Bangkok, Thailand, by ADB President Masato Kanda and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov.
Uzbekistan's national news agency UzA reported in its “Short News” programme for 15 October that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku. The programme also covered a press conference on energy tariff reforms and social support for the population.
Uzbekistan's Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade, Laziz Kudratov, held talks on 13 October with Shingo Ueno, president and CEO of Sumitomo Corporation, and Yoshihiro Miyamoto, president of Shikoku Electric Power. Joint energy projects were the central topic of the meeting, according to UzDaily.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Baku within the framework of the summit of the Council on cooperation and confidence-building measures in Asia. At the start of the talks, the sides noted with satisfaction that the strategic partnership between the two countries and their multifaceted practical cooperation continue to develop steadily.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has proposed developing a concept for building trust infrastructure in Asia, creating an expert platform on the responsible use of artificial intelligence, and establishing a partnership on climate resilience. The initiatives were presented on 15 October at the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku. The summit was chaired by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and attended by heads of state and government, foreign ministry officials and representatives of international organisations.
Uzbekistan has adopted a new constitutional law “On the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.” According to UzDaily, citing the Legal Information channel, document No. ZRU-1181 was adopted on 14 October 2026 and sets out the court’s powers, the procedure for electing its judges, and when its decisions take effect.
The state stake in Uzbekistan's national postal operator Uzbekiston Pochtasi (UzPost) has been transferred to trust management by WB INT EXPORT, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian marketplace Wildberries. According to an extract from the minutes of UzPost's shareholder meeting dated 21 September 2026, the trust management agreement was concluded on 30 December 2025.
Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, visited the complex of Turkey's Baykar company, where she became acquainted with its advanced projects in the defense industry.
Uzbekistan and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have agreed to expand cooperation on urbanisation and urban planning. A roadmap was signed following a meeting in Geneva between Sherzod Kudbiev, chairman of Uzbekistan's National Committee on Urbanisation and Sustainable Development of the Housing Market, and Tatyana Molchan, UN Deputy Secretary-General and UNECE Executive Secretary.
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