Today, environmental challenges such as climate change, desertification, biodiversity loss and air pollution are driving countries around the world toward closer cooperation. Uzbekistan has likewise identified environmental protection and climate change adaptation as key priorities of its state policy. In this context, the development of international partnerships, particularly with the United States, is of special importance.

Relocating an operational office to a new jurisdiction is invariably a complex undertaking, involving unfamiliar regulatory environments and concerns regarding continuity of team management and internal processes. Uzbekistan addresses the majority of these challenges — and this article examines the factors underpinning that proposition and the reasons why more than 1,000 technology companies have chosen the country as their base of operations.

In Uzbekistan a large-scale work is being carried out to reform the agricultural sector. These changes are significant with the fact, that they are aimed not only at increasing production volumes, but also at protecting the rights and interests of farmers, digitizing the sector and widely introducing market mechanisms.

The Content Preparation Center for Mass Media under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has launched, for the first time in Uzbekistan, an innovative media bank — the Aura.uz platform. It consolidates photo and video materials showcasing the country’s rich cultural heritage, unique nature, modern cities, and way of life.

During the meeting, appreciation was expressed for his contribution to strengthening bilateral relations between Uzbekistan and Switzerland.

During the visit, negotiations were held with Gordan Grlić Radman, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Croatia, in both tête-à-tête and expanded formats. The parties exchanged views in depth on prospects for further expanding cooperation between Uzbekistan and Croatia in the political, trade and economic, investment, transport and logistics, energy, tourism, and other fields. They also underscored the importance of establishing a mechanism for regular political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries, further strengthening the legal and treaty framework, establishing an Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, and enhancing contacts between the business communities. Following the negotiations, the Cooperation Programme between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia for 2027–2028 was signed.

On June 29, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend a regular meeting of the IMF Executive Board's Swiss Constituency.

On June 29, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with a World Bank delegation led by Antonella Bassani, Vice President of the Europe and Central Asia Region, who is in Uzbekistan to participate in a meeting of the Bank’s Swiss Constituency.

On June 25, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Executive Chairman of the Institute for Global Change.

On June 25, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.