South Korea to build textile techno-park in Uzbekistan
Tashkent recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Korea-Uzbekistan Textile Techno-Park in the territory of the Tashkent Institute of Textile and Light Industry, the Times of Central Asia cites the Jahan information agency report. The project to establish in Tashkent the Textile Training-Research Techno-Park until 2018, implemented by Uzbekistan’s light-industry JSC O’zbekyengilsanoat together with the […]
Chinese, Uzbek leaders hail inauguration of Central Asia’s longest railway tunnel
(Xinhua) — Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov, on Wednesday hailed the inauguration of the Qamchiq Tunnel in Uzbekistan, saying it is a major achievement of the Belt and Road Initiative. The two leaders watched via video link the opening of the 19.2-km railway tunnel, which is part of the […]
China, Uzbekistan to boost strategic partnership
Xinhua – China and Uzbekistan upgraded their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership on June 22 after talks between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov, The two countries also outlined the cooperation plan for their new partnership in such areas as political mutual trust and support, the China-proposed Silk Road […]
Uzbekistan closes borders before the summit
Uzbekistan has temporarily closed its border with four of its neighboring countries, the Uzbek State Border Service said in a statement, Trend news agency reported. People, vehicles, and goods from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and will be unable to enter the country between June 15 and June 25. While authorities gave no official reason […]
Bearded Uzbek Fans Couldn’t Watch Soccer Match
Uzbek soccer fans said they were barred from entering a stadium because of their beards, government officials accept it as potential Islamic radicalism. RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reported that one soccer fan told the agency that he and others wanted to enter soccer stadium to watch a game between Bukhara and Navbahor when plainclothes police stopped […]
Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan top leaders among world’s tea lovers
Euromonitor International released a research about tea and coffee consumption in the world. According to data, the absolute majority of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan prefer to drink tea. Uzbekistan became the leader among tea lover countries as statistics ranked 99.6% of the country’s joint drink (tea and coffee) consumption. Azerbaijan has 99.1% in the same list. […]
China, Uzbekistan vow to boost strategic partnership
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi, who arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for an official visit, on May 23. During the meeting, two sides exchanged views on topical issues of bilateral relations and prospects of their development to boost their strategic […]
Uzbekistan and Korea opened Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex
Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex (GCC) was commissioned on May 21 between Uzbekistan and South Korea. Hwang Kyo-ahn, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea paid an official visit to Uzbekistan to boost economic ties and cooperation. He and his counterpart Shavkat Mirziyayev attended the opening ceremony of the complex. Hwang Kyo-ahn said, “It is a […]
Chinese FM to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on May 21-24, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said on May 18. At the invitation of Foreign Minister Idrissov of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Foreign Minister Abdyldaev of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and Foreign Minister Kamilov of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Foreign Minister Wang […]
Iran tenders for oil, gas exploration in Uzbekistan
Iran announced the submission a tender for oil and gas exploration projects in Uzbekistan. Mehr News reported that the director of special projects of the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) Hamid Bord shared Iran’s reply to Uzbekistan’s tender offer for oil and gas explorations saying “recently, we put in a tender for similar projects in […]
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