Within the framework of the European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centres of Excellence (EU CBRN CoE) Initiative, the Virtual 13th Round-Table Meeting (RTM) for Central Asia took place via the online Zoom videoconferencing platform on 27 October 2020. The aim of the meeting was to discuss the current COVID-19 situation and key successes and challenges faced by the Partner Countries of the region during the COVID-19 pandemics, to exchange the latest developments in the area of CBRN risks and incidents in partner countries, and to present the second version of the draft CBRN Regional Action Plan (RAP) for Central Asia, as well as to discuss and agree on the regional priorities for the future regional EU CBRN CoE project.
On October 29, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Uzbekistan, through the Ministry of Health Agency on Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry (Pharm Agency) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to implement the “Promoting the Quality of Medicines Plus” program in Uzbekistan. Rebecca Black, Acting Mission Director for USAID in Uzbekistan, and Sardor Kariev, Director of the Pharm Agency, signed the MOU on behalf of their respective agencies.
Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbayeva visits Geneva.
On October 28, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov attended the second meeting of Foreign Ministers of “India – Central Asia Dialogue” via videoconference, Uzbekistan MFA reports.
Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan held an online meeting with Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
Tashkent hosted a forum of economists dedicated to issues of minimizing the socio-economic consequences of the pandemic and reducing the poverty level in Uzbekistan.
281 patients have fully recovered from coronavirus yesterday, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health reports.
