Uzbekistan keeps building a modern transportation system
Uzbekistan keeps building a modern transportation system, placing emphasis on enhanced safety and comfort for passengers. Deputy Head of the Uzbek Agency for Automobile and River Transport Shoalim Shovahobov told Uzbekistan Today about ongoing efforts:
In the years since independence, Uzbekistan has implemented a range of measures to reform the public transport sector, coordinate passenger transport traffic, provide timely and quality services. The work has been underway. The authorities pay attention to renovation of passenger transport stops to bring them in line with current standards.
Trips to Uzbekistan are joyful and interesting
Our country represents a rich world for tourists. A unique location at the crossroads of the Silk Road is an important factor in the dynamic development of this sector in Uzbekistan, as well as the fact that the country has more than 7,000 monuments of different epochs and civilizations, many of which are included in UNESCO World Heritage List.
Meeting with Foreign Minister of China
On January 29, 2016, in Beijing, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov, who is in China on a working visit, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi.
The foreign ministers of Uzbekistan and China discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as some international and regional problems.
A special attention was paid to the cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the SCO, to the preparation for the upcoming Summit in Tashkent and other events during the presidency of Uzbekistan in the organization.
(Source: Press Service of the MFA of the Republic of Uzbekistan)
Meeting with Secretary General of SCO
On January 28, 2016, in Beijing, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov, who is in China on a working visit, met with the Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Rashid Alimov.
The Minister congratulated R.Alimov with the assumption of the Secretary General and noted the important role of the SCO Secretariat in further development of cooperation among member states within the Organization.
The great Uzbek poet revered worldwide
From the first days of independence under the leadership of President Islam Karimov Uzbekistan carries out extensive work on revival and enhancement of national values, to perpetuate memory of our great ancestors, who made an invaluable contribution to world civilization, study and promotion of their rich heritage. A prominent Uzbek poet, thinker, statesman Nizamiddin Mir Alisher Navoi occupies a special place in their series.
