On January 1, 2019, in accordance with the Decision of the Council of Heads of States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, representative of the Republic of Tajikistan Jumahon Giyosov took office as the Director of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, located in Tashkent city. This has been reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
On January 3, 2019, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Belgium Dilyor Khakimov held negotiations with the President of the International Union of Judicial Officers Marc Schmitz.
On December 29, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia Anak Agung Gde Alit Santhika, in connection with completion of his four-year diplomatic mission in Uzbekistan.
On December 29, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey Ahmet Bashar Shen, completing his diplomatic mission in Uzbekistan.
On 27 December 2018 First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ilhom Nematov held a video-conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which summed up the activities of the Ministry and diplomatic missions abroad in fulfilling the guidelines of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on attracting foreign investments into the economy of the country, promoting and expanding the export volumes, increasing the tourist flow to Uzbekistan. The priority activity areas for 2019 had also been identified.
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Austria, Permanent Representative to the OSCE Sherzod Asadov presented his credentials to the Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mikhail Chudakov as the Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the IAEA.
On December 24, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on his birthday.
On December 24, 2018, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Ilkhom Nematov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan Nobuaki Ito.
