Germany remains one of the main trade and economic partners of Uzbekistan in Europe. The mutual trade turnover between Germany and Uzbekistan for 2016 amounted to $520.1 million.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is expected to pay an official visit to Turkmenistan on September 17 at the invitation of the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry’s press service reported.

The amount of currency purchased by Uzbekistan’s banks since introduction of free currency conversion on Sept. 5 exceeded $300 million, according to the country’s Central Bank.

Uzbekistan will import 1.2 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2017, a source in the management of Uzbekenergo JSC, the entity unifying the country’s power and coal industry enterprises, told Trend.

Recent series of diplomatic meetings between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in early September illustrated a significant improvement in ties between the two countries.

The second Summit on Science and Technology of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be held in Uzbekistan in 2020.

Activity of over 100 bodies of state and economic management will be reconsidered in Uzbekistan during reforming the state administration system, according to the decree of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev “On approval of concept of administrative reform in Uzbekistan” published in the country’s media.

Uzbekistan will abolish excise taxes on a number of imported goods starting Sept. 10 in line with a decree of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Uzbek-Kyrgyz relations have long been strained due to a number of factors including border, water and energy issues although this situation appears to be changing at the moment.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Kazakhstan on September 9-10 at the invitation of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the Uzbekistan National News Agency (UzA) reported.