Uzbekistan Railways to procure 11 new locomotives. Freight turnover of the Uzbek national railway company in 11 months this year exceeded 22.6 billion tons/km.

Committee on information and communication technologies of Legislative Chamber held parliamentary hearing on information of the Uzbek Agency for Print and Information “On measures on state support of development of non-state mass media”. MPs, experts in information sector, lawyers, and journalists participated at the event.

Uzbekistan started to implement a project on creation of techno park, which will specialize on production of silk Vodiy Ipagi (Valley Silk).

Third Congress of Kamolot Public Youth Movement took place at the Youth Palace in Tashkent on 23 December.

As of December 1, 2011, the database of the Single State Registrar of enterprises and organization has 247,208 small business entities (not including farmers) registered in Uzbekistan.

Over 35 representatives of ministries and departments of Uzbekistan, international organizations, several experts gather at Poytaht Business Center on 22 December 2011 to discuss draft Budget Code of Uzbekistan.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov attended summits of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in the city of Moscow December 20.

The solemn meeting devoted to the 19th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held on 7 December at the International Forums Palace “Uzbekistan” in Tashkent.

The seventh plenary session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan opened in Tashkent on 5 December.

Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan approved a law “On introduction of amendments to article 90 of the Constitution of Uzbekistan”, which envisages decreasing presidential term.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a resolution on 28 November on measures to deepen the reforms of the healthcare sector.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received the Director-General of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan in Oqsaroy residence on 26 November.

Distinguished Director General,

On the invitation of President Islam Karimov, President of the Republic of Hungary Pal Schmitt arrived in Uzbekistan November 6 with official visit.

Central Bank of Uzbekistan in cooperation with German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) held an international conference “Role of banking system in development of small business and private entrepreneurship”.

In order to fulfill the obligations undertaken by Uzbekistan in the framework of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the Interagency Working Group (IWG) on the preparation and submission of information on implementation of ILO Conventions ratified by Uzbekistan was created in Uzbekistan on March 25, 2011.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman and Germany’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Michael Steiner at the Oqsaroy October 11.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Nguen Tan Zung, Prime Minister of Socialist Republic of Vietnam, at the Oqsaroy on October 3.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with David Constable, chief executive officer of South Africa’s Sasol, and Dato Shamsul Azhar Abbas, president of Malaysia’s Petronas.

Dear compatriots! Distinguished guests!