AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoSecurity Appointments: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has appointed Rustam Juraev as head of the Presidential State Security Service, granting him the rank of lieutenant general, while Rustam Djuraev replaces Alisher Usmanov as chairman of the President’s State Security Service. Economic Crime Crackdown: Tashkent police arrested suspects accused of selling counterfeit US dollars and soum, and separately dismantled a cybercrime group that stole over UZS 1 billion from hundreds by running a fake “MyGov” compensation site and siphoning funds via linked bank cards and crypto bots. Education Policy: Uzbekistan approved 2026–2027 university admission quotas for 155,852 applicants, including language-specific seat allocations and targeted state grants for disability, orphans, internal affairs and customs families, and those with military service recommendations. Trade & Diplomacy: Uzbekistan and Türkiye expanded their preferential trade deal, aiming for $5B in mutual turnover, while Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan launched formal political consultations in Tashkent to deepen cooperation on trade, tourism, logistics, and education. Regional Security: SCO border chiefs met in Islamabad, exchanging assessments and endorsing joint border operations “Solidarity-2025” results and planning “Solidarity-2026,” with Uzbekistan among participants. Civic & Environment: Tashkent is set to create a 58,000-hectare green belt by 2045, with large-scale protective forest planting and legal protections for green zones.
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