AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDevelopment Finance: Uzbekistan and the World Bank discussed expanding a partnership whose project portfolio is nearing $16 billion, with priorities including jobs, infrastructure, privatization and water security. Climate Diplomacy: At COP31, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev proposed a regional cooperation model for Central Asia; First Lady Ziroat Mirziyoyeva backed environmental education and youth-led projects under the new Global Zero Waste Alliance. Local Government: New Tashkent is to get a separate mayor’s office ahead of formal administrative status. Press and Courts: A Tashkent court sentenced Demokrat.uz head Fazlidinkhon Mekhmonov to 10 years and three months and blogger Aziz Goipnazarov to 10 years and one month on extortion convictions. Mekhmonov was also convicted of fraud and illegal firearms trafficking. Regional Ties: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan discussed easing cross-border travel and improving arrangements for Uzbek citizens working in Kazakhstan. Agriculture: Uzbekistan offered Pakistan technical cooperation on seeds, horticulture and livestock, including expert exchanges and joint research.
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