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President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the heads of leading United Arab Emirates companies in Tashkent as part of the first meeting of the Investors Council in the fuel and energy sector. The meeting was attended by Mohammad Jamil Al Ramahi, chief executive officer of Masdar, and Hussein Al Nowais, chairman of AMEA Power.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed the implementation of investment projects with companies from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the UAE, Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom. At a meeting with Mohammad Abunayyan, chairman of the board of Saudi company ACWA, the sides addressed expanding cooperation and accelerating joint projects. It was noted that Saudi companies are actively investing in Uzbekistan, particularly in green energy, infrastructure and high technology.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is holding open talks with investors in Uzbekistan's fuel and energy sector.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is holding open talks with investors in the fuel and energy sector, the presidential press service reported. He stressed that new power plants must be matched by grids that deliver electricity to consumers, with generation, transmission and energy storage working together.
Uzbekistan will develop a national master plan for its energy sector covering the period up to 2050, for the first time, and will publish it openly, according to UzA. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is currently holding an open dialogue with investors in the fuel and energy sector.
Uzbekistan aims to expand cooperation with foreign companies in oil and gas exploration, improving field efficiency and deep processing of raw materials. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this on October 16 during an open dialogue with fuel and energy sector investors.
Uzbekistan plans to change how electricity projects are selected. Instead of relying mainly on investor initiatives, the state will set its own estimates of needed new capacity in advance and offer prepared sites through open tenders. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the move on 16 October at a meeting with investors in the fuel and energy sector.
Uzbekistan has signed agreements on six major energy projects worth a combined $4.7 billion. The projects are expected to add 3,000 megawatts of power generation capacity and 400 MW of energy storage capacity. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this on October 16 during a meeting with investors in the fuel and energy sector in Tashkent.
Uzbekistan plans to build a third nuclear power plant, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said during an open dialogue with energy-sector investors. He said talks with investors on a second plant with new partners will begin, citing growing uranium production and experience gained in the sector.
Uzbekistan will set up an Investors Council in the fuel and energy sector, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced during an open dialogue with sector investors. The council will be headed by Saida Mirziyoyeva, head of the Presidential Administration.
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.
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 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.
Uzbekistan has toughened punishment for crimes against children, including sexual abuse of minors under 14 years old, according to Qazinform News Agency. Under the new legislation, people convicted of raping a child under 14 can face up to 25 years in prison or life imprisonment.
Leaders of the five Central Asian states and Azerbaijan held the eighth Consultative Meeting on 8 October at the Avaza resort zone on the Caspian Sea coast in Turkmenistan. It is the first official meeting in this format since Azerbaijan became a full participant in November 2025. The presidents discussed the future of the consultative meetings, regional challenges and joint projects.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 14, according to the Press Service of the Azerbaijani president. Aliyev praised the successful development of relations between the two countries and fondly recalled his state visit to Uzbekistan in August.
Tashkent plans to comprehensively renovate 400 neighborhoods by 2030 under the “15-minute neighborhood” principle, according to a presentation attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The plan envisages 100 neighborhoods renovated in 2027 and 400 by 2030. Work will cover heating, drinking water, sewage, electricity, gas and lighting systems, apartment building facades, roads, children’s and sports grounds. The number of trees and shrubs per resident will be aligned with international standards.
Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev departed on 14 October for a working visit to the city of Baku, Azerbaijan, at the invitation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The news was reported by the national news agency UzA.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a law strengthening liability for all forms of violence against children. The Legislative Chamber adopted the document on September 30, and the Senate approved it on October 2. The changes took effect today, October 14.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Baku on a working visit at the invitation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on preventing pasture degradation, improving water supply and using pastures efficiently. Uzbekistan has 21.255 million hectares of pastures, but only 40% are used effectively.
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will make a working visit to Azerbaijan on 14-15 October at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev. During the trip he will attend the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), to be held in Baku.
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