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Expanding interregional cooperation with Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Region is a major driver of economic engagement between the two countries, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Affairs and National Security of the Council of the Republic Sergei Aleinik, told the media following a meeting between the Council of the Republic leadership and Governor of Uzbekistan’s Tashkent Region Zoyir Mirzayev on 27 October, BelTA has learned.

Bukhara not only preserves its history but also weaves it seamlessly into modern life. For centuries, science, architecture, literature, music, crafts, and trade flourished here, making the city a major center of Eastern civilization. Today, this rich spiritual and cultural heritage blends with a modern creative economy, tourism, and international cooperation, opening up new possibilities for the city’s development.

Agreements and contracts worth nearly Br 420 million have been signed over two days of the Uzbekistan-Belarus Interparliamentary Forum, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said during the plenary session of the forum in Khiva, the press service of the Council of the Republic told BelTA.

The historic $1 billion trade milestone between Belarus and Uzbekistan will be surpassed by the end of 2026, Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova said during a plenary session «Strategic partnership: Development of parliamentary dialogue, new tasks and prospects for cooperation» in Khiva, BelTA has learned.

Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to participants of the Uzbek-Belarusian Interparliamentary Forum, the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.

A Belarusian delegation led by Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus Natalya Kochanova has arrived in Uzbekistan to participate in the interparliamentary forum «Strategic partnership: Development of parliamentary dialogue, new tasks and prospects for cooperation», which starts working in Khiva today, BelTA has learned.

According to the National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 9,102,729 foreign nationals visited Uzbekistan for tourism in January-August.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has sent greetings to Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the people as the country celebrates the 35th anniversary of state independence, BelTA has learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.

Vitebsk Oblast is deepening its ties with Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya Region, as officials met with a visiting delegation at the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee, BelTA has learned.

The prospects for Belarus‑Uzbekistan interparliamentary cooperation were discussed on 10 August at a meeting between Chairman of the House of Representatives Igor Sergeyenko and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to Belarus Nuriddin Mamajonov, BelTA has learned.