Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe expressed hope in his letter addressed to Uzbek President Islam Karimov for active cooperation between Uzbekistan and Japan.

Recently, Indian newspaper These Days has published an article \"Uzbekistan: confident progress on a chosen path\". These Days is one of the leading publications in India aimed at Muslim community. The article tells about successes achieved during the years of independence in a political and social and economic life of Uzbekistan.

Celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Khorezm Academy of Mamun that took place in ancient Khiva, resulted in a positive reaction of all participants including foreign visitors, Jahon reports.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier on 1 November at presidential residence Oqsaroy.

The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov attended the celebration held on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of the Academy of Mamun in the city of Khiva.

New public organization, Social Initiatives Support Fund, was presented in Tashkent on Friday, 27 October.

The World Bank\'s Board of Executive Directors on 26 October approved a US$40 million IDA [International Development Agency] credit for the Uzbekistan Basic Education Project. The Project will help improve the quality and overall cost effectiveness of basic education in the country.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov visited International specialized exhibition-sale of mini-technologies and compact equipment for agriculture \"Uzbekistan Agrominitech Expo - 2006 \" in Uzexpocenter on 25 October.

NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced that it has completed the second phase of a telecommunications and broadcasting yen-loan-financing project to improve and expand the country-wide telecommunications and broadcasting network in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan plans to expand capacity of cotton terminals from 372,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes, Uzbek official said on Tuesday

Uzbekistan signed exports contracts for 1.7 million tonnes of cotton fibre within two-day International Uzbek Cotton Fair, Uzbek senior official said during official closure ceremony of the event.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a resolution on 18 October to celebrate widely Eid al-Fitr in the country on 23 October and announced this day as a Holiday.

Uzbek automobile factory UzDaewooAvto?s output rose 32.6% on the year to 101,010 units in January-September, the country?s State Statistics Committee said Tuesday.

In partnership with the Centre for innovation and management consulting enterprise, Tashkent business club Non-governmental Nonprofit Organization [NNO] started to implement \"Business\'s social responsibility\" project.

Uzbekiston Havo Yullari (Uzbekistan Airways) National Company will switch to winter schedule starting 29 October.

After Uzbekistan regained membership in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), Uzbek representatives were offered four positions in the CSTO Joint Headquarters (JH).

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomes the creation of the Central Asia nuclear weapon free zone, calling it an important step towards peace and security.

For a long time, the majority of cotton-industry analysts were inclined to think that the cotton production volume would increase insignificantly in the 2006-2007 season.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received UNESCO Director General Koïchiro Matsuura in Tashkent on Friday.

On September 8, 2006 the signing ceremony of a Treaty on the Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia on the level of foreign ministers will be held in Semipalatinsk, town in Kazakhstan, ?Jahon? Information Agency reported.