Within the framework of the Tashkent Music Encounters project, a series of vinyl records by Batir Zakirov, a pioneer of pop art in Uzbekistan, was released. His famous "Arab Tango", which once thundered all over the world, still continues to delight the hearts of numerous fans.
A limited collection of 250 records was released by the joint efforts of Semikols Record Pressing and the family of Batir Zakirov.
The presented album "Looking for You" is made up of unique studio recordings of Guest Radio, which are not publicly available.
You will be able to listen to the collection at one of the upcoming musical meetings, which are being prepared by the Foundation for the Development of Culture and Art of Uzbekistan.
Chairman of the Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan Amanbay Urinbaev sent a congratulatory message on December 1, the day the Karakalpak language was granted the status of the State Language.
On November 11, 2025, at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, representatives of the participating countries of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage unanimously supported Uzbekistan's candidacy for the post of Chairman of the 25th General Assembly.
On November 6, the UNESCO General Conference elected Khaled El-Enani from Egypt as the new Director General of the organization. He received 172 votes out of 174 ballots cast and will take office on November 15, replacing Audrey Azoulay, who has led UNESCO since 2017.
As part of a joint project of the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment, JSCB TuronBank, the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Tashkent Metro, bookshelves have been installed in the passages of the Alisher Navoi and Pakhtakor metro stations.
On November 3, at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in the city, the organization's member countries unanimously approved the initiative to proclaim the World Day of Turkic Languages.
