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Mirziyoyev visited the Kashkadarya Advanced Professional Skills College

On October 21, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the work of the Kashkadarya Advanced Professional Skills College and the 'Town of Professions' built on its basis. The complex, worth 42 billion soums, covers 5.2 hectares and includes 14 buildings. The college has 417 students in 10 fields; by the end of the year, 500 young people are planned to be taught German and sent to a paid internship in Germany.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
World

Shavkat Mirziyoyev opens world summit on child well-being in Samarkand

The President of Uzbekistan spoke at the opening of the 'Investments in Child Well-Being' summit in Samarkand, thanking the UN, UNICEF, the World Bank and WHO. He cited data on child poverty falling almost fourfold, preschool enrollment rising from 27.7% to 78%, and higher education access from 9% to 45%. Mirziyoyev proposed expanding international cooperation on pediatric oncology, ensuring a safe digital environment for children, and forming the Samarkand Platform for practical interaction.

Javlon Tursunov
3 min read
World

Mirziyoyev called for accelerating the transition to crossing the border with Tajikistan using ID cards

On October 19, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at a meeting with Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin, proposed accelerating the introduction of a system for crossing the border using ID cards, citing the growth of freight transportation. The parties also discussed trade, joint projects, and humanitarian exchanges.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
Economy

Shavkat Mirziyoyev outlines new priorities for economic cooperation between Uzbekistan and the US

On October 19, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the second meeting of the American-Uzbekistan Business and Investment Council in Samarkand. The event was attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Representative of the US President Sergio Gor. Mirziyoyev named mineral processing, energy, data centers, AI implementation, and personnel training as priority areas.

Dilnoza Rahimova
2 min read
World

Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand held meetings with the foreign ministers of four Central Asian countries

On October 19 in Samarkand, within the framework of the meeting of foreign ministers in the 'Central Asia — United States' (C5+1) format, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held separate meetings with the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The discussions covered bilateral relations, growth in trade turnover, joint projects in energy, transport, industry and agriculture, as well as plans for cultural and humanitarian exchanges next year.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read
Economy

Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed with Franklin Templeton CEO the Fund's IPO and expanding citizen participation

On October 19 in Samarkand, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the President and CEO of Franklin Templeton, Jenny Johnson. The parties discussed the results of the first international IPO of the National Investment Fund, which raised about $700 million with demand exceeding supply by more than four times, as well as plans to expand citizen participation in future offerings.

Nilufar Karimova
2 min read
World

Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed cooperation with PRC State Council Premier Li Qiang, including peaceful atom and air travel

On October 17, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a Chinese delegation led by State Council Premier Li Qiang. The parties discussed expanding cooperation in green energy, the peaceful atom, digital technologies and other areas, construction of the China — Kyrgyzstan — Uzbekistan railway, and increasing flights between cities of the two countries. The portfolio of firm projects reached about $60 billion, with more than 6,000 joint ventures created.

Aziz Karimov
3 min read
Sport

Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the President of the Asian Football Confederation, Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa

On October 17, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, held a meeting with the President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa. The parties discussed the development of cooperation, including the joint development of football academies, the 'Football Pitch in Every Mahalla' program, the organization of major tournaments, and the training of athletes and coaches.

Bekzod Nazarov
1 min read
World

Shavkat Mirziyoyev received ACWA Chairman Muhammad Abunayyan

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, within the framework of the first meeting of the Investors' Council in the fuel and energy complex, received a delegation led by co-chairman of the Uzbek-Saudi Business Council, chairman of the board of ACWA, Muhammad Abunayyan. The parties discussed expanding cooperation and accelerating the implementation of joint projects.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
Economy

Uzbekistan to offer investors 128 oil and gas blocks with reserves of 5.8 trillion cubic meters of gas

At an open dialogue with fuel and energy sector investors on October 16, Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the preparation of 128 investment blocks with estimated gas reserves of 5.8 trillion cubic meters and liquid hydrocarbons of 560 million tons. Also discussed were deep gas processing, reform of the liquefied gas market, and personnel training.

Dilnoza Rahimova
2 min read
Economy

Mirziyoyev announced plans to build second and third nuclear power plants in Uzbekistan

On October 16, during an open dialogue with investors in the fuel and energy sector, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said the country has plans to build a second and a third nuclear power plant. Talks with new partners on the second plant are scheduled for October 17. Details of the projects — location, capacity, cost and timelines — have not yet been disclosed. According to Serbian President Vucic, the second plant is planned to be built with China, but this has not been officially confirmed.

Nilufar Karimova
3 min read
Economy

Shavkat Mirziyoyev holds open dialogue with fuel and energy sector investors: agreements worth $4.7 billion signed

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held an open dialogue with fuel and energy sector investors. Since 2016, $35 billion has been attracted to the sector, and the share of renewable energy has reached 31%. Six agreements worth $4.7 billion were signed for the creation of 3 GW of generation and 400 MW of storage. By 2030, plans call for creating 22,000 MW of new capacity.

Nilufar Karimova
2 min read
World

Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Ilham Aliyev in Baku: trade turnover grew by 30%

During a working visit to Baku, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The parties discussed the implementation of the agreements from Aliyev's August state visit to Uzbekistan, noted the 30% growth in mutual trade since the beginning of 2026, and the active phase of projects in geology, energy, transport, tourism and other sectors.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
World

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev concluded his working visit to Baku

Shavkat Mirziyoyev concluded his working visit to Azerbaijan. He met with President Ilham Aliyev, took part on October 15 in the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, where he proposed a trust infrastructure concept and an AI initiative, held meetings with the leaders of Qatar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, and departed for Tashkent.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
Uzbekistan

Tashkent plans to create 126 thousand school places and 40 thousand kindergarten places by 2030

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on October 15 reviewed a presentation of projects for building schools and kindergartens in Tashkent. The shortage of student places in the 2025/2026 academic year was 141 thousand, and kindergarten places — 65 thousand. By 2030, it is planned to create 126 thousand school places (48 thousand from the republican and 78 thousand from the local budget) and 40 thousand kindergarten places (8 and 32 thousand respectively). The school occupancy coefficient is expected to decrease from 1.4 to 1.2, and preschool education coverage to grow

Sevara Azamova
3 min read
World

Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Emir of Qatar in Baku

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia summit in Baku, held a meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The sides noted the development of strategic partnership, growth in investments since the beginning of the year, and discussed the participation of the Uzbek delegation in the Doha Forum in December.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read