
Hello. UzA’s virtual anchor will provide details of important events last week.
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Manchester City has officially announced the signing of Abduqodir Husanov from Lens for 40 million euros. The Uzbek football player has signed a contract with Manchester City that runs until June 2029.
Twenty years old, Abduqodir Husanov has made history by becoming the first Uzbek player to compete in the English Premier League.
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By the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Erkinjon Oqbutayevich Turdimov has been appointed as the Acting Hokim of Syrdarya region. The region’s previous governor, Akmaljon Mahmudaliyev, was dismissed due to significant shortcomings in his activity.
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The Presidential School that won the Sheikh Zayed Sustainability Prize Award in the Global High Schools category in Abu Dhabi was honored with a special gift from the President of Uzbekistan. The parents and teacher of two students from the school received BYD cars as a reward on behalf of the President.
Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and the Assistant to the President Saida Mirziyoyeva attended the award ceremony.
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Train service has been launched on the Urgench – Kungrad – Urgench route. Since January 20, the trains have been operating via the newly constructed bridge over the Amudarya River.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev officially inaugurated the combined railway and highway bridge over the Amudarya on February 29, 2024.
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On January 22, the new “Chinorkent” station was inaugurated as part of the extension of the Tashkent – Khojikent railway by 1.5 kilometers. Additionally, a 150-meter-long platform and a canopy were built at the station. To ensure accessibility, anti-slip tiles were installed for passengers with limited mobility, and an underground pedestrian tunnel was constructed.
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Uzbekistan will train truck drivers for the German labor market. According to a trilateral agreement signed between the Migration Agency, Germany’s SBH West GmbH, and the “Vatanparvar” organization, seven hundred Uzbekistan citizens will be trained in Uzbekistan as truck, bus, and locomotive drivers while also learning the German language. It was announced that new training groups will be launched soon, and large-scale training sessions will commence shortly.
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Uzbekistan national football team head coach Srečko Katanec has decided to resign due to health issues. In his official statement, the Slovenian coach expressed regret that, given his current condition, he cannot fulfill his duties thoroughly and professionally.
Timur Kapadze, who led the Olympic team to a historic achievement last year, has been appointed the new head coach of the Uzbekistan national team.
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