Uzbekistan

Tashkent branch of Uzbekistan Bar Association organized a roundtable dedicated to issues of ensuring access to lawyers and protection of lawyers during their professional activity. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Uzbekistan assisted Tashkent branch of Uzbekistan Bar Association in organization of this event.

His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, discussed bilateral relations and international developments with Uzbek officials yesterday.

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rakhmon is convinced that "Tajikistan’s and Uzbekistan’s enemies will not be able to destroy age-old friendship between the peoples of the neighbor countries." He stated this, inaugurating a two-storey school in a densely- populated agro-industrial district of the republic on the border with Uzbekistan. Tuition in the school will be in Uzbek.

Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov met head of foreign affairs commission of lower house of Italian parliament Umberto Ranieri in Italy, Italian media reported.

The German Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that the Islamic Jihad Union militant group has taken responsibility for planning last week’s foiled terror bombings in Germany, adding that the US air base at Ramstein was a target as well as US and Uzbek consulates in Germany.

“Uzbekistan” publishing house published the book by President Islam Karimov entitled “Uzbekistan: 16 years of independent development” in the Uzbek and Russian languages, UzA reported.

The population of Uzbekistan, according to preliminary estimations of the State Statistics Committee, comprised 26.8 million people as of 1 July 2007, having increased by 181,900 or 0.7% since the beginning of the year.

A four-day training course for Police Academy teachers focusing on modern police education methodologies will begin tomorrow in Tashkent.

Chinese and Uzbek leaders have met in the Uzbek capital city of Tashkent to discuss bilateral relations and exchange views on cooperation between the two countries’ parliaments and issues of common concern.

On Sept. 6, Ankara celebrated the 16th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s independence with the contributions of the successful Uzbek Ambassador Ulfat Kadirov, The Journal of Turkish Weekly reported.