Today, the leaders of the two countries will hold the second meeting of the Supreme Interstate Council, lay the foundation stone for the "Uzbekistan" park, and open the new building of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Baku. Tomorrow, on July 3, Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Ilham Aliyev will continue their dialogue in the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, where they will visit the joint garment factory in Khankendi and the "Imorat" historical and architectural complex in the city of Agdam.

A drunk citizen in the Khojaabad district stabbed a preventive health inspector who had come to calm him down after a fight at home. The officer died on the way to the hospital.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to Azerbaijan on July 2-4 at the invitation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. During the visit, issues of further strengthening the relations of friendship, strategic partnership and alliance between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, as well as expanding cooperation and exchanges in priority areas of cooperation will be considered.

A resident of Andijan district was caught organizing an illegal gambling game based on risk in his apartment. 4 million 535 thousand soums in cash and 300 US dollars, 4 pieces of animal bone, as well as 550 thousand soums in cash from the owner of the apartment where the game was organized were seized as evidence.

Earlier, the Istanbul-based magazine LeMan published a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Euronews opened a representative office in Tashkent.

The decision by the Ministry of Culture was made in response to the actions of Russian law enforcement agencies in Yekaterinburg, where large-scale raids against migrants were carried out and more than 50 Azerbaijanis were detained. The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry called these actions by Russian security forces "unacceptable violence."

According to new amendments to Uzbek legislation, arrested persons will now undergo a mandatory medical examination before being placed in pre-trial detention.

This halal restaurant is notable for its location in the city center. The restaurant operates in a family format: no alcoholic beverages are served here. According to the founder of the project, entrepreneur Radik Minikhanov, the restaurant's menu includes dishes typical of the cuisines of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Chechnya, and Tatarstan.

Both chambers of Kazakhstan's parliament have backed a bill banning the wearing of face-covering clothing in public. The document has been sent to the president for signature.