As a result of the renewal of the rolling stock of JSC Toshshahartransxizmat, the commissioning of new buses and electric buses of large and extra-large capacity, the number of users of urban public transport services is increasing.
According to the Ministry of Transport, 782 thousand passengers per day were transported in May of this year. For the same period last year, this figure was 478 thousand (an increase of 63%) passengers.
There were 1,330 buses per day on the routes, in this period of 2022, daily transportation was carried out on 806 buses (+40%).
The daily number of flights was 16,741. In 2022, this figure was 10,424 flights (an increase of up to 60%) per day.
Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On additional measures to increase the number of foreign tourists in the republic and the development of pre-export financing in the sphere" dated 09/27/2024 No. 610 was adopted.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in his address to the UN Security Council on Wednesday, October 2, "strongly condemned" the Iranian missile strike on Israel after Tel Aviv declared him persona non grata for the lack of reaction to the attack.
In order to create favorable conditions for tourists, by the end of 2024, Uzbekistan plans to connect international online payment companies such as PayPal, Alipay, UniPay, Apple Pay and Google Pay to the country's national payment systems and banking services.
Ambassador of Uzbekistan Ravshan Usmanov met with Rupert Daniels, Director of the Department of Creativity, Sports and Education at the Ministry of Business and Trade of the United Kingdom.
Uzbekistan Airways has started operating regular flights since October 2 of this year, bypassing the airspace of Iraq and the western part of Iran. This was reported by the press service of the airline.
On October 2, Minister Laziz Kudratov met with Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia Sandiagi Salahuddin Uno at the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
There is no precipitation this afternoon, short-term rain is possible only in some areas of the Tashkent region, the regions of the Ferghana Valley and in the evening in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The wind is 7-12 m/s, in some places it may increase to 13-18 m/s, in some areas with dusty drifts. The temperature is 26-31°.
