On August 27, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev received a delegation led by the Chairperson of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, Natalya Kochanova, who is on an official visit to Uzbekistan.
Statistics indicate that the volume of construction work in Uzbekistan in the first half of the current year has increased by more than 10% compared to 2023, reaching almost 80 trillion UZS (as of 08/26/2024 $1 = 12,593.42 UZS). The sector's contribution to the gross domestic product exceeds 6%, showing that the scope of construction activities in our country is expanding year by year, and the architecture and construction sector is becoming one of the rapidly developing branches of the economy.
On August 26, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, participated in the grand opening ceremony of the 13th International Music Festival "Sharq Taronalari."
During his visit to Samarkand, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, paid his respects at the Hazrat Khizr complex, where he laid flowers at the grave of the First President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov.
On August 26, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Samarkand. Following noble traditions, his first stop was at the mausoleum of Imam Bukhari, where verses from the Quran were recited, and prayers (du'a) were offered.