A delegation of doctors from Uzbekistan returned to Uzbekistan after familiarizing with several medical establishments of Gwangju and Seoul, the Fund Forum said.

On 2 March 2012, Kengash (Council) of Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan held its regular meeting.

First children\'s entertaining – cognitive ecological park on the basis of the former zoo is planned to be open in Tashkent on 24 March 2012. This is one of the projects of the Fund Forum, which they informed publicity about at the beginning of the year.

The Eighth Uzbekistan-European Union sub-committee on economic, trade and investment issued held a session in Tashkent on 23 February 2012, the pres service of the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade (MFERIT) of Uzbekistan said.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a resolution that approved the State program \"Year of the Family\".

An exhibition “Uzbekistan – cradle of cultures and civilizations of Central Asia” opened at Dommuseum Museum in Vienna on 22 February 2012, Fund Forum said.

Tashkent discusses development of renewable energy Tashkent hosted a roundtable on 28 February 2012, which was dedicated to perspectives of development of alternative and renewable energy in Uzbekistan.

New gas chemical plant costs to exceed $4 billion. Uzbekistan has approved funding mechanism for the construction of Ustyurt Gas Chemical Complex.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with State Secretary for Defense of the United Kingdom Philip Hammond MP at the Oqsaroy February 28.

New ten volume publication of selected works of Alisher Navoi has been presented at National Library of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi in Tashkent.

Experts discuss prospects of consulting services.

The European Union launched a project “Assisting reforms in judicial-legal system in Uzbekistan”, UzA reported.

Belgian parliamentary officials headed by member of parliamentary committee on environment and climate change Philippe Blanchard took part in the international conference “Fostering a well educated and intellectually advanced generation – critical prerequisite for sustainable development and modernization of country” held in Tashkent on 16-17 February.

Uzbekistan decreased production of petroleum by 6.6% year-on-year in January-December 2011 to 1.308 million tonnes, the State Statistics Committee of the country said.

Address by The President of The Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at The Opening Ceremony of International Conference 18 February 2012, 17:58

IN UZBEKISTAN, ALL CONVENIENCES CREATED FOR YOUTH EDUCATION ON MODERN REQUIREMENTS

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Special Representative of the President of the French Republic, Minister of Transport Thierry Mariani at the Oqsaroy February 17.