Author: Blake Morgan

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the head of the mission of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR) Urszula Gachek on Monday. They reviewed the preparation and holding of the upcoming presidential elections. According to the presidential press service, the Bureau’s experts contributed to the modernization of the national electoral system, including the development of the Electoral Code. The OSCE/ODIHR mission also deployed mission in the constitutional referendum on 30 April this year. The parties thoroughly exchange views on various aspects of holding a popular vote in accordance with international…

On July 31, negotiations were held in the form of a videoconference between representatives of the Transport Ministry of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development of Iran. At the meeting, the parties discussed issues of accelerating the signing of an agreement between the governments of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran on the organization of an international transport corridor. The sides also considered reducing fees for international road transport through Iran, the possibility of using the ports of Bandar Abbas and Chabahar for export and import cargo. In addition, the parties expressed their intention to develop an international transport corridor along…

Kazakhstan has adopted a plan to implement President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s initiatives outlined in his address at the National Kurultai (congress in Kazakh) on June 16, wrote State Counselor Erlan Karin on his Telegram channel on July 1. Karin pointed out that the plan provides specific projects in education, science and culture to reshape societal values. These projects include the implementation of the Children’s Library program, improving the condition of rural schools, promoting spiritual development among the younger generation, developing domestic literature and book publishing, modernizing the Archeology Institute, and publishing an academic multi-volume book on the country’s history. Other projects focus on enhancing the activities…

Oybek Khamrayev, Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan Since 2017, amid a wave of structural reforms affecting all areas of state and society without exception, the international community has unanimously called Uzbekistan a driving force in the region. During this time, the country has gone through an accelerated transformation of the economy and is increasingly appearing in the international community as one of the symbols of openness, innovation and determination in removing various barriers to business and investments. The liberalization and modernization of the national economy has been carried out, the multiplicity of exchange…

On June 15, Uzbekistan Airways signed an agreement with the Czech LET Aircraft Industries on purchase of LET L-410 turboprop aircraft, the airline reported. These aircraft are being purchased in order to increase the number on domestic flights for the transport of small groups of passengers, as well as for the development of domestic tourism in Uzbekistan. These aircraft will be used on ultra-short runways and will expand the destinations network within Uzbekistan to such cities as Sokh, Zarafshan, Shakhrisabz, Andijan, and in the future – Zaamin. Czech LET Aircraft Industries sought the sale of L-410 light aircraft to Uzbekistan…

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Chief executive officer of Air Products. The parties considered the ways to further expand cooperation with Air Products, which is a global leader in its field, to promote high-tech projects in strategic sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan. Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated Seyfi Ghasemi on the signing of a purchase agreement of three industrial gas units of the Uzbekistan GTL plant in Kashkadarya province with the attraction of $1 billion in direct investments. The parties commended the participation of Air Products in another major project – the MTO gas chemical complex in the Bukhara province with…

Gulnoza Rakhimova The permanent member of the Central Election Commission The participation of international organizations and foreign observers in elections is essential for the open and transparent conduct of democratic elections. At the same time, international election observation helps ensure the implementation of citizens’ electoral rights, promotes bilateral exchange of knowledge and information on the practice of the electoral process, and serves as a basis for building strong international relations. By developing its electoral system, Uzbekistan ensures and protects the constitutional electoral rights and freedoms of its citizens and voters while being open to international observation, not only in national…

Kazakhstan will be ready to provide infrastructure for the transit of Russian gas to Uzbekistan for the “autumn-winter 2024” once Tashkent and Moscow conclude negotiations over volume and price, Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev said this week. It’s the latest bit of news tied to the prospect of Russia exporting gas to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Despite being both producers and exporters of natural gas themselves, in recent winters Tashkent and Astana have run into energy crunches, squeezed between rising domestic demands and existing contracts with China, the gap exacerbated by aged infrastructure in some cases. Although Kazakh and Uzbek officials chaffed at…

The U.S. Men’s National Team will take on a pair of Asian Football Confederation opponents when they welcome Uzbekistan and Oman during the September international window. Both teams are preparing to compete in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup to be held in Qatar next January. The U.S. first faces Uzbekistan on Sept. 9 in St. Louis, with kickoff at CITYPARK set for 5:30 p.m. ET (TNT, Telemundo, Universo and Peacock). Three days later, the USA takes on Oman at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn. at 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT, Universo and Peacock). Live Spanish-language audio for both matches will…

On 22 May 2023, Kazakhstani human rights defender Galym Agleulov was barred from entering Uzbekistan. The human rights defender was travelling to Tashkent to participate as an observer in the upcoming appeal hearing in the Higher Court of Uzbekistan of the 22 protesters detained in the Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic in Uzbekistan in July 2022. The court hearing was scheduled for 23 May 2023. Galym Ageleuov is a human rights defender and the head of the human rights organisation Liberty. Throughout his work with Liberty, Galym documented mass executions and other human rights violations during the 2011 labour protests in Zhanaozen. Within…