President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a working visit to Azerbaijan on October 6-7 at the invitation of President Ilham Aliyev. As part of the visit, the head of state will participate in the next summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Gabala.

A proposal has been put forward to simplify language and knowledge tests for citizens working in Russia, said Behzod Musaev, Director of the Migration Agency.

In the first half of 2025, Uzbekistan's total external debt reached $72.2 billion. Of this, the volume of state external debt amounted to $36.8 billion and corporate external debt amounted to $35.4 billion. In the last 3 months, our external debt increased by $3.8 billion, and in the last 1 year, by $15.6 billion.

The meeting also discussed the latest developments in the region, particularly in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem. The delegation also met with Prince Amir Ghazi, the King's Senior Advisor for Religious and Cultural Affairs, Mohammed al-Halaya, Minister of Endowments, Islamic Affairs and Holy Sites, Ahmed al-Hasanot, Grand Mufti of Jordan, and Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

According to Munira Nizomova, an official from the Uzbek Foreign Ministry,

Earlier, we reported that many leaders of countries walked out of the hall en masse after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the UN General Assembly. Among the delegations that did not attend the Prime Minister's speech was Uzbekistan.

Seven people have been remanded in custody as part of a criminal investigation into mass poisonings in kindergartens in the Tashkent region.

In Uzbekistan, disclosing information from closed court sessions without court permission will now result in criminal liability.

President Japarov stressed that the whole world should grieve over the tragedy of the Palestinian people, who are suffering great losses as a result of the inhuman attacks in the Gaza Strip. According to him, the international community cannot turn a blind eye to this humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding before our eyes.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Muzaffarbek Madrahimov and US Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Brent Christensen signed a memorandum of understanding on nuclear cooperation.