Uzbek Ambassador Alisher Tukhtaev met with Pakistani Minister of Defense Industries Hayat Harraj.

Surprisingly, when asked "What should a wedding be like?", the majority of respondents - 39.62 percent - chose the "Modest" option. Only 6.66 percent of respondents preferred the "Luxurious, luxurious" option.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has instructed officials to prepare a draft law aimed at strengthening accountability for early marriage.

The new draft law establishes mandatory HIV testing for citizens of Uzbekistan aged 18 to 60 who have been abroad for 90 days or more.

In the first quarter of 2025, Uzbekistan's gross external debt reached $68.4 billion. According to the analysis of economist Mirkomil Holboev, in the first quarter of this year, total interest payments on gross external debt amounted to $881 million, an increase of 12.4% or $98 million compared to the same period in 2024.

Today, the leaders of the two countries will hold the second meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, lay the foundation stone for the "Uzbekistan" park, and open the new building of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Baku. Tomorrow, on July 3, Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev will continue their dialogue in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, where they will visit the joint garment factory in Khankendi and the "Imorat" historical and architectural complex in the city of Agdam.

According to the new law, teaching a minor about Islam without the permission of the central governing body of a religious organization, as well as teaching a minor about religion in private, is punishable by a fine of 50 to 100 times the basic calculation amount, or up to 360 hours of compulsory community service, or up to 3 years of correctional labor, or up to 1 to 3 years of restriction of liberty, or up to 3 years of imprisonment. This document was approved by senators and sent to the president for signature.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks on the sidelines of the Central Asia-China summit. The leaders stressed the importance of accelerating the construction of the strategic railway "China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan". They expressed interest in developing exchanges in the fields of education, science, tourism and culture, personnel training, and Chinese language learning.

Approximately 120 people from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Romania, and other countries were evacuated through Turkmenistan. They were provided with transportation, food, accommodation, and essential daily necessities.

Earlier, a video message from an official who identified himself as Z. Amonov, an employee of the Urgut district "Agropromi", was circulated on social networks. In his speech, he said that the lands of farms that did not fulfill the cocoon, grain and cotton plan, and did not pay taxes, would be given to Chinese investors. The Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan expressed its reaction to this situation.