AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWorld Urban Forum in Baku: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is in Azerbaijan for WUF13, joining the Leaders’ Summit and holding bilateral talks as the forum spotlights affordable housing and sustainable city planning. Transit & logistics push: Uzbekistan and Afghanistan discussed cargo transit via the Hairatan port, while Uzbekistan also approved multiple transport and aviation protocols (with Turkmenistan, Romania, Kuwait, Jordan) to smooth cross-border movement. Agriculture expansion: Mirziyoyev signed a decree to bring 938,000 hectares of rainfed and pasture land into use, backed by $300m in financing and digitized e-auctions. Trade & tourism: Uzbekistan–Türkiye trade hit $653.4m in Q1 2026, and Uzbekistan welcomed 4.05m foreign tourists in Jan–Apr, up nearly 30%. Sports: Uzbekistan’s U-20 beat Tajikistan 3–0 at CAFA, while Uzbek athletes added medals across weightlifting, athletics, canoe slalom, and modern pentathlon. Safety & enforcement: A trailer fire on the Tashkent–Osh highway was contained quickly, and authorities seized 596 kg of drugs at the Afghan border.
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