On March 18, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in the Samarkand region.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the official opening ceremony of the Center for Islamic Civilization in Uzbekistan, followed by an iftar.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting to accelerate the implementation of major investment projects in the mining industry as part of his visit to the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed the operations of the Digital Control Center established at the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the copper concentrate filtration unit constructed at the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the launch ceremony of Copper Processing Plant No. 3 at the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex.

On March 16, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.