The decree “On establishing additional non-working days during the celebration of official dates and shifting weekends in 2026” was signed by the President of Uzbekistan on December 24, 2025. According to the document (full text attached to the Russian and Uzbek versions of the article), the decision was made to create conditions for full rest …
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 …
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 …
In the USSR, which included Uzbekistan and, of course, its capital Tashkent, New Year was celebrated for the first time in 1935, making the old attributes of Christmas — Ded Moroz, the tree, and gifts under the tree — secular. In January 1937, Ded Moroz received a companion — Snegurochka. In Soviet times, New Year …
Uzbekistan is transferring electricity supply to private companies. The Samarkand Regional Electric Networks will be taken over by the Turkish company Aksa Elektrik. Electric networks in four more regions will also be transferred to private management. At the forum “Powering the Future – Sustainable Energy for New Uzbekistan,” held in Tashkent on December 5, the …
In Uzbekistan, judges will receive lifetime appointments for the first time — after a five-year probationary term. The new presidential decree of Shavkat Mirziyoyev DP-227 dated 24 November 2025 changes the very architecture of judicial power: the practice of appointing judges for consecutive terms is abolished, and the principle of irremovability of judges is introduced, …
The level of English proficiency in Uzbekistan was “very low” but has fallen again, according to the 2025 EF EPI (EF English Proficiency Index) ranking for non-English-speaking countries by EF Education First. The company has published reports on English proficiency in non-English-speaking countries since 2011. Who evaluates English proficiency and how EF Education First, which …
Of course, Tashkent and an Uzbek kishlak in winter in these two photographs by Max Zakharovich Penson are not contemporary; the famous photographer died in Tashkent in the middle of the last century. But if you try, even today you can find similar corners in the Uzbek provinces and even in the capital. In the …
On 18 November, Uzbekistan began a major overhaul of its environmental management system: the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change was established, the Eco-Police is being launched, financial sanctions for enterprises are being introduced, and a unified ecological online platform is being formed. Following the signing of the documents, practical mechanisms for their implementation …