AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoWorld Urban Forum in Baku: Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has flown to Azerbaijan for WUF13, joining the Leaders’ Summit and lining up bilateral talks—another sign Tashkent is using UN-style platforms to turn diplomacy into deals. Transit and trade plumbing: Uzbekistan and Afghanistan discussed speeding cargo through Hairatan port, while Tashkent also approved new transport protocols with Turkmenistan, Jordan (aviation), and Romania (road transit), tightening the region’s connectivity. Agriculture push: Mirziyoyev signed a decree to bring 938,000 hectares into use, with private-sector auctions and state-backed financing, and Uzbekistan expanded its zero VAT list for farm products. Energy and security: Uzbekistan and ROSEN agreed to boost oil-and-gas safety ties; authorities seized 596 kg of drugs at the Afghan border. Local economy: Hamkorbank bought a Tashkent ministry building for 196.6 billion soums, and TİKA launched a Kashkadarya beekeeping project aimed at women and youth incomes.
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