During the BRICS summit held in Kazan, 13 countries, including Uzbekistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan and Belarus, received the status of partner countries of the association. This is a mandatory step towards joining the club.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave a speech at the BRICS Plus format summit held in Russia. In his speech, the head of state stated that Uzbekistan intends to actively develop partnership relations with BRICS countries. Uzbekistan's BRICS plans and the situation in the Middle East were also discussed.

A special duty-free trade zone may be established on the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border. At the interregional forum held in Samarkand, the governor of Mangistau region put forward this proposal. It was also reported that the highway connecting Mangistau and Uzbekistan is under construction.

Saudi Arabia's Jamjoom Pharma company will build a pharmaceutical plant in the Tashkent Pharma Park cluster in the Tashkent region.

After the increase in the price of meat in Uzbekistan and the increase in the volume of export, the price of this product has increased sharply in Kyrgyzstan. Therefore, the Kyrgyz government imposed a temporary ban on meat exports.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholtz visited Uzbekistan as part of his first visit to Central Asia. What is the purpose of the visit and what agreements were reached?

The Honorary Consulate of Uzbekistan was opened in Trabzon, Turkey. This honorary consulate, which is the fourth one after Bursa, Adana, Antalya, is located in a historical building opposite the Trabzon regional governor's office.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Uzbekistan. The fifth meeting of the joint commission at the level of heads of government of Uzbekistan and Russia was held in Tashkent. Mishustin visited the Tashkent Technopark and got acquainted with the industrial products produced in Uzbekistan.

Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan are planning to launch a joint production of ferries. Ferries are provided for the needs of Uzbekistan. The cost of the project is 150 million dollars.

The Samarkand court sentenced a 74-year-old citizen who supported the restoration of the USSR to 3 years of imprisonment. The accused did not admit his guilt in court, but asked the court to reduce the sentence.