The entire family of Hurshid Ikramov, senior lieutenant from Andijan, dedicated their life to a service in aviation.

more • read 493 times

It has been more than one year and half that the Tashkent Higher Troop Command School [The General Weapons Command Academy in Tashkent] has been operating the Department for Mountain Training. Uzbekistan is the first country in the CIS to introduce the science of mountaineering as a separate educational course.

more • read 492 times

Uzbekistan is one of the few countries where the military draft is competition-based. The Armed Forces of Uzbekistan have reached a level that has rendered army service prestigious. This is ascribed, first of all, to the high level of the Armed Forces whose accomplishments have been recognized by the military of the states with traditionally powerful armies. Second, for many young people the army has become a place that provides for a good start into a reliable future.

more • read 405 times

A near-officer posture and pride in their chosen profession. The graduates of this Uzbek lyceum are career officers in all military districts of the Republic.

more • read 487 times

On January 10th, on the threshold of the Day of Motherland Defenders and the 15th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan, one of the military units of the Republic hosted a competition entitled “Come on, boys!” The competition winners, Hamdam Matnazarov from Khorezm and Azamat Isometdinov from Andijan, will be given a vacation and a chance to visit their relatives. The remaining prize-winners were given valuable presents.

more • read 492 times

The “inmates” of the Central Cynological Service of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan do not enjoy a choice of service area since they are destined for military use. German and Caucasus Shepards are trained in this unique center, and carry out the most complicated and diverse tasks in the military units of all military districts of the Republic.

more • read 471 times

As it is known, the development of a strong social policy is an important and necessary task of a transition period. The Soviet rule left us many problems that had resulted from superficial and half-baked policies, and it is clear that the state cannot resolve all at the same time. Therefore, the state, the society and even business are in need of NGOs assistance in the solution of these problems. In terms of business, this would mean the determination of concrete directions both in social protection and charity.

more • read 411 times

In my view, the declaration of 2007 “The Year of Social Protection” is a vital step in social policy. As a specialist who has worked in different countries of the world, I can say that few countries can assume such obligations both in a legal and financial sense. The Republic has all the opportunities for this, which is unequivocally evidenced by the results of the macroeconomic development in the Republic, voiced by President Islam Karimov in his congratulatory message to the nation.

more • read 508 times

On the threshold of the New Year each of us tends to be on the lookout for signs hoping to find an answer to the questions: what will this stage bring? One of the sources of the most authoritative prognoses doubtlessly lies in the parameters of the state budget approved for 2007 since this document determined the economy of not only the country as a whole but also its citizenry. What does the state budget-2007 promise us?

more • read 420 times

Abdurauf Saidmuradov, expert:

more • read 461 times