Uzbekistan is going to introduce the biometric passport from January 1, 2011

Association "Sputnik" in the Belgian city Kortrijk, with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan held a presentation of tourist potential of our country, during which Belgian film director Mr. Boken has demonstrated history and present days of Uzbekistan. The event was attended by representatives of the city municipality, the public and travel agencies of Kortrijk city. The information on measures taken in Uzbekistan to...

There was a meeting of Artists Creative Union of Uzbekistan Academy of Arts. Uzbekistan Academy of Arts Karakaplak and regional departments heads, Specialized Art Schools and Colleges Heads and artists have participated at the meeting. Our country is much attentive and careful towards developing spiritual and educational spheres, namely, upbringing the coming generation within the limits of respect to universal values, identifying and encouraging...

Within the framework of scheduled activities on assistance to develop tourism and to increase the flow of travelers the embassy of Uzbekistan in Italy with the help of Caserta city municipality conducted a presentation on touristic potential of Uzbekistan on December 12, 2009. City municipality’s responsible officials, regional council delegates, businessmen, representatives of the biggest tourist companies of Italy and mass media participated in...

State joint stock railway company “Qzbekiston Temir Yollari” (“Uzbekistan’s railway”) and Spanish company Patentes Talgo S.A. has signed a contract to buy two new high-speed trains Talgo AVE 250. Purchasing of these trains will be conducted from own funds of the State joint stock railway company “Qzbekiston Temir Yollari” (“Uzbekistan’s railway”).  Sum of the contract is valued 38 million euro.It is planned that trains will be fulfilling its...

The article “Arabic Manuscripts Worldwide” is published in the daily Qatar’s newspaper “Al Vatan”, telling about scientific and literary manuscripts of the institute of oriental studies under the academy of sciences of the republic of Uzbekistan.   The article emphasizes that the institute of oriental studies named after Abu Rayhan Beruniy under the academy of sciences of the republic of Uzbekistan is admitted as one of the most known scientific...