On December 23, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had held two telephone conversations — with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. According to the American leader, the talks were “wonderful” and focused on issues of peace, trade, and expanding cooperation between the countries. “We discussed the importance of …
At the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in St. Petersburg on December 21, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev called the EAEU countries “strategic and natural partners” of Uzbekistan, and thanked “respected” Vladimir Putin for his hospitality and for organizing the meeting. “In the context of growing fragmentation of global markets, complications in logistics …
In this lesson, we continue developing conversational skills in the Uzbek language. You will learn to use useful words and phrases that are helpful in everyday conversation—both in a café or on the street, and when meeting people. We analyze expressions without verbs in the present tense: statements, negations, questions, and answers. You will also …
The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on Rustam Muminov and four Uzbek companies, including the Fergana Chemical Plant, LLC Gelion Business Trade (Tashkent–Jizzakh), LLC JV Chemistry International (Navoiy), and LLC Raw Materials Cellulose (Jizzakh). The sanctions were imposed on 18 December 2025 by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office against “who are or have …
The United States has announced the suspension of the Diversity Visa (green card) lottery following the shooting at Brown University. U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated that the suspect in the attack had entered the country through this program. “At President Trump’s direction, I am immediately directing USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services …
A credit agreement to finance the construction project of the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway was signed in Bishkek on December 16, 2025. The signing ceremony was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic — Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry Bakyt Torobaev. The agreement was concluded between LLC “China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan …
It is still unknown whether Khoja Nasreddin actually existed. However, if he did live, it would have been in the 13th century and most likely in Turkey (those who disagree are welcome to share their versions in the comments, including the idea that he was from Bukhara). The unproven historical reality of this folklore character …
Today we continue studying conversational Uzbek and learn how to make small talk in a restaurant or café. You will learn how to ask whether seats are available, explain where you are from, and keep a short dialogue with new acquaintances. The lesson is especially useful for tourists, as well as for those who live …
Learning Uzbek: we continue studying how sentences without verbs are formed in the present tense. This lesson includes exercises on statements, negation, and questions, as well as revision of personal predicate affixes (here suffixes) and the particle emas. This will help you speak freely about who you are, where you are from, and where you …
Decree No. 821 of November 5, 2025, signed by the President of Russia, introduces a temporary procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship and residence permits for foreign nationals and stateless persons, directly linking these migration benefits to participation in the so-called “special military operation” that began on February 24, 2022. The document was published on the …