Новости за 11.04.2018

In this regard, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a meeting of heads of ministries of culture of the two countries.

A regular meeting of the faction of the People’s Democratic Party of Uzbekistan was held.

Specialists of the Center for Information and Communication Technologies at the Northern Mining Department of Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat are conducting research on creating devices for generating electricity from the energy of the sun and wind.

An open dialogue on “Uzbekistan – Afghanistan relations: at a new stage of political progress” was held at the educational center on training Afghan citizens under the Ministry of higher and secondary special education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in Termez.

Traditional and Applied Art Festival, which is an interesting, colorful and bright cultural and educational event in the country, attracting not only young people but also masters of creativity, is held every April by the Academy of Arts of Uzbekistan in cooperation with partner organizations.

Tashkent hosted a meeting of the leadership of “Uztuqimachiliksanoat” (Uzbekistan Textile Industry) Association with the director and founder of N&H Japan Inc. company Tsutomu Nakagawa. This was reported by the Press Service of the Association. Issues of cooperation, including possibility of promoting finished textile products of Uzbekistan in the Japanese market through Japanese retail chain of casual clothing Uniqlo (Unique Clothing Warehouse) were discussed at the meeting.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent condolences to the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the Algerian people in connection with numerous casualties caused by the crash of a military plane in Blida province near Boufarik airport.

Scientific-educational event “Days of Kazakhstan education in Uzbekistan” was held at the Youth Center of Navoi.

On April 11, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov received the delegation of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, led by the State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam.

The volume of performed construction work in Uzbekistan in January-March 2018 amounted to 9 259.5 billion soums. The growth rate to the corresponding period of the previous year was 112.2%.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan and the Center for supporting entrepreneurs and farmers of Uzbekistan, within the framework of the "Public examination of draft laws" project, held a round table devoted to discussion of the concept of reforming the tax system and development of proposals of the Liberal Democratic Party to this document.

On April 11, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov received Pamela Leor Spratlen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America.

Microsoft Corporation held DigiGirlz educational program, dedicated to women’s role in development of information technologies in Uzbekistan for the first time with support of local partners. The event, held at Inha University in Tashkent, was attended by 60 girls at the age from 12 to 17.

Turnover of retail trade in January-March of the current year increased by 2,7 % compared to the same period last year, in Uzbekistan.

China intends to launch commercial use of the fifth generation 5G communications by the end of 2018, and in 2019 to ensure its full-fledged work in the country.

Continuation of measures within the framework of economic reforms in Uzbekistan contributed to the dynamic development of the service sector. As a result, the volume of production of services in January-March 2018 amounted to 31910,1 billion soums.

Specialists of Friedensdorf International (Germany) conducted a medical examination of children under 12 in the medico-social center of the International Charitable Foundation “Soglom avlod uchun”.

In January-March 16,826.6 billion soums of investments in fixed capital were utilized in Uzbekistan, 58.8% – outside funds and 41.2% – own funds of enterprises and organizations.

On April 10, 2018, opening ceremony of the Uzbek-Iranian trading house took place within the framework of the visit of the delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The republican stage of "The most exemplary district (city) council of leaders" competition was held in Bukhara.