"I cannot wait to try one of the class exercises with the children. They are great and make working with children fun for them and interesting for me. We all know that children love learning but don't like paying attention, these new methods are just what we need," said Umida Naziralieva, a preschool teacher in a kindergarten in Uttizambar community. >>>
A top US scholar on Central Asia recently spent 10 days in Uzbekistan leading seminars with university professors, government workers, and students about the current state of Uzbek-US relations and the outlook for the future. >>>
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov (UzA photo)
"Both Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are interested in development of mutual cooperation. In 2009, the bilateral trade turnover made up $1.3 billion, which is two times more than in 2006," Uzbek President Islam Karimov said at the press conference that followed the negotiations with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. >>>
Uzbek President Islam Karimov and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (Archive photo)
Presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan expressed confidence that the fruitful negotiations and the documents signed during N.Nazarbayev's visit will promote further strengthening of friendship between the two countries based on good neighborhood and mutual benefit. >>>
Three leaders of Uzbekistan's community of forensic scientists recently attended a professional conference in Seattle, Washington, where about 3,000 forensics experts discussed topics ranging from DNA collection and analysis to ballistics testing and quality control in laboratories. >>>
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev arrived on an official visit to Tashkent on 16 March on the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. >>>
The Azerbaijani Embassy in Uzbekistan plans to hold a great ceremony to mark the Navruz holiday in Tashkent on 19 March, Trend News reported citing the Embassy's second secretary Sabuhi Ahmadov. >>>
The traditional nationwide hashar was organized in Uzbekistan on 13-14 March in the framework of the beautification and planting months held in March and April. >>>
The morning for UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Kyoko Postill started off by a refreshing cup of hot tea and trip to the Namangan State University to the opening of the Legal Clinic established in 2009 with the support of "Developing capacities of National Human Rights Institutions" project. >>>
With five years to go before the deadline for halving the number of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) warn in a report released on 15 March that without stepped-up efforts, nearly one billion people will be overlooked. >>>