The sixth Asrlar Sadosi (Echo of Ages) Festival of Traditional Culture is due May 4-5 in one of the major natural galleries of Uzbekistan’s prehistoric art, namely the Sarmishsoy Hole in Navoi region. The Fund Forum and the UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan are organizers of the Asrlar Sadosi Festival.

Uzbekenergo state joint stock company and consortium of South Korean companies – Daewoo International Corp. and Hyundai Engineering & Construction – signed a contract on modernization of Talimarjan thermal power station in Kashkadarya region.

Fund for Children Development of Uzbekistan will finance construction of 117 sport objects with estimated cost of 115.3 billion soums in 2013.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A business forum “Investment potential of Ferghana Valley” will be held in Ferghana city on 5-6 April 2013, the press service of the Ferghana regional administration said.

President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah paid an official visit to Uzbekistan at the invitation of Mirabror Usmanov, recently elected president of the NOC of Uzbekistan.

The process of developing an \"electronic government\", including the widespread introduction of interactive public services to the population and legal entities, is underway in Uzbekistan.

A delegation led by President of Olympic Council of Asia Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah is visiting Uzbekistan.

Citizen of the Republic of Korea Kim Nam-Seok has been appointed as deputy chairperson of the State Committee of Uzbekistan on communication, informatization and telecommunication technologies, the press service of the committee said.

President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov signed a decree “On creation of special industrial zone Jizzak” on 18 March 2013.

National Olympic Committee of Uzbekistan held a meeting where leaders of the NOC, the Ministry of Culture and Sports, sports associations and federations discussed the outgoing tasks to ensure implementation of the presidential resolution on the preparation of athletes of Uzbekistan for the 31st Summer Olympic Games and 15th Paralympic Games 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.

Uzbekistan is planning to open 21 new pharmaceutical companies in six region of the country in 2013-2015. This was announced at the Committee of Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan on budget and economic reforms.During the session, participants discussed implementation of the law \\\"On investment activity\\\" at the Uzbek state joint stock concern of pharmaceutical industry.

On the meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State

In his remarks before the meeting Secretary Kerry said that in the meeting two sides are going to talk about the important security and assistance relationship between U.S. and Uzbekistan.

On March 5, 2013, within a framework of visit of representatives of Japanese business circles led by Vise-president, member of Managing board of Marubeni Corporation Mamoru Sekiyama, 11th joint meeting of Uzbek-Japan Committee on Economic Cooperation was held in Tashkent. Joint protocol was signed on the results of the meeting.

Well-known waterfalls as angel in South America, Niagara in North America and Victoria in Africa continue to amaze tourists from all over the world.