AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoProcurement Crackdown: Uzbekistan’s Competition Development Committee says it found more than 23 billion soums in public tender violations, triggering cases and orders to fix the breaches. Heritage Overhaul: The Senate approved a law to tighten cultural heritage governance, clearly splitting responsibilities for tangible sites (Agency for Cultural Heritage) and intangible heritage (Ministry of Culture). Investor Dialogue: Tashkent hosted a midterm Council of Foreign Investors meeting reviewing 116 initiatives on regulation, taxes, customs, infrastructure, digitalization, and finance ahead of the 18 June plenary. Child Safety in Tashkent: Senators raised urgent concerns in Bektemir’s Bektemir district, where children must cross the ring road to reach schools, and asked for clarity on funding and timelines for a planned pedestrian underpass. Turkic Cultural Links: A Turkic tea traditions festival in Tashkent highlighted shared hospitality and identity, with national “tea corners” bringing Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Türkiye, and Kazakhstan together. Regional Diplomacy: Mirziyoyev met Serbia’s Vučić to expand trade, industry, tourism, and cultural events.
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