Author: Fazilat Vahidova

The twinning documents between the cities of Shusha-Khiva, Ganja – Samarkand, Lankaran – Bukhara, Shaki-Kokand as well as roadmap for cooperation between the cities of Baku and Tashkent were signed on the sidelines of the 1st Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Interregional Forum, said Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov. The minister underlined that the signing of the twinning documents and the roadmap would further diversify the two countries` successful cooperation. Source : Azer Tag

Due to the temporary restriction of the two-way movement of trucks on the Belarusian-Polish border, the Ministry of Transport of Uzbekistan is negotiating to ensure the passage of trucks of Uzbek national carriers through Lithuanian border checkpoints, EastFruit experts report. By the relevant decree of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland dated February 21, 2023, entry and exit of all freight vehicles on the Belarusian-Polish border at the last open crossing point “Kukuryki-Kozlovichi” is temporarily restricted. Exceptions are goods vehicles registered in EU and European Free Trade Association member states. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Transport of…

ISLAMABAD: Among other developments, Pakistan and Uzbekistan Friday signed $1 billion trade agreement at the Inter-governmental Commission (IGC), which will encourage the exchange of goods and services and will also ease the process of trade. The 8th Session of Pakistan-Uzbekistan Inter-governmental Commission (IGC) on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation was co-chaired by Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade, Uzbekistan, Laziz Kudratov and by Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Uzbekistan, according to a press statement received here. The commission mainly focused on bilateral economic cooperation in various sectors including commerce and trade, banking, industries and production,…

March 2 – After a gap of five years, the AFC’s U20 Championship burst into action with hosts Uzbekistan in a near capacity Bunyodkor Stadium beating Syria and Vietnam continuing their progression on the world stage with a win over Australia. Uzbekistan opened the tournament with an impressive opening ceremony combining traditional Uzbek music and dances with mesmerising light and fire displays. The U20s then lit the local flame further with Abbosbek Fayzullaev free kick flying into the Syrian net eight minutes before half time, sending the crowd into celebration. Uzbekistan went two ahead midday through the second half when…

New York, Brussels (21/12 – 60). Tajikistan regime’s crimes committed against humanity breeds an atmosphere of fear and oppression amomgst the Pamiri community was the verdict of a United Nations human rights mission conducted by Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor, after a recent visit to the country earlier this month. She described the situation of human rights defenders in Tajikistan as an atmosphere of corruption and the fear of persecution. She called on the government to treat human rights defenders as allies, not opponents. There is a violent repression of the ethnic and religious minority – Pamir Ismailis – and it…

Unlike the times before, this year, the Day of Knowledge in Uzbekistan’s far southern settlement of Angor was celebrated not in a dilapidated school of antediluvian times but in a completely new and modern building. In just under three months, the rickety building of the village school was utterly demolished, and a modern building capable of accommodating up to 300 students was erected in its place. The work on the reconstruction of the school building was carried out at the expense of funds allocated by the Uzbek businessman Akmal Mamarakhimov, who made his wealth cultivating rice. In June of this…