Qatar Airways launched regular flights on the Doha-Tashkent route from June 2. Flights are carried out four times a week - on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on Airbus 320 aircraft. In the future, it is planned to increase the frequency of flights and launch flights to Samarkand and Bukhara.

As of January 1, 2024, the public debt of Uzbekistan increased by 5.7 billion dollars during one year (instead of the planned 2.9 billion dollars) and reached 34.9 billion dollars. The debt has tripled in six years. Last year, the cost of servicing the national debt increased sharply.

27 documents were signed between the delegations of Uzbekistan and Russia, including agreements on the construction of small nuclear power stations, the opening of branches of the Moscow Technical University and the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade. The leaders of the two countries approved the policy of switching to national currencies in mutual settlements.

In the summer, the construction of a low-power (330 MW) NPP will begin in the Jizzakh region according to the Russian project. For Rosatom, this is the first export contract for the construction of this type of station. "The selected area has already been checked, its suitability and safety have been confirmed," the official message says.

On May 25-27, the 2nd international competition on tajvid recitation of the Holy Qur'an was held in the Ingushetia region of Russia. The son of Abbaskhan Qari Obidov Saidmurad, a student of "Hidaya" secondary special Islamic educational institution, who took part in it, won the 3rd place.

At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin came to our country on a state visit on May 26. The President of Russia was met by the head of our state Shavkat Mirziyoyev at Tashkent International Airport.

Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmush, said that his visit to Uzbekistan is taking place with a sense of comfort because he is in the land of his ancestors. He emphasized that the unity and development of the Turkic world contributes to peace and stability. "The potential of the Turkic world, including human resources and natural wealth, deep historical and cultural ties will allow it to become a new center of power in the future," said Kurtulmush.

Today, on May 23, the first group of our pilgrims, who intended to make the blessed pilgrimage, left for the holy land with joy in their hearts and gratitude in their tongues.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the delegation led by the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey Numan Kurtulmush, who came on an official visit on May 22.

Uzbekistan has sent another humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan affected by floods. The aid includes tents, as well as flour, rice, canned food, pasta, oil and other products. Floods occurred in the north of Afghanistan due to heavy rains in early May, and hundreds of people died. Baghlan region suffered the most from the incident.