ADB said that challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic "underlined the need for economic diversification."

After completing her master’s degree, Yusupova had two choices: either to continue working at an international organisation such as the UNDP or start her own business. She chose the latter.

The plant is expected to be operational by the end of the year and under the 25-year power purchase agreement with the government Cengiz Energy will sell electricity to the local operator National Electric Grids.

Green hydrogen is a critical component of the energy revolution since it enables low-emission, decarbonised mobility and is unquestionably critical for meeting the Paris Climate Agreement’s goals.

The Uzbek government, historically very wary of the spread of radicalism from Afghanistan, offered conflicting reports last week about incidents involving an alleged collision between an Uzbek MiG-29 and a fleeing Afghan military plane.

In an extensive interview with CNN Türk, he emphasised that statements by Kremlin officials that they want to help rebuild Armenia's devastated army - crushed during Baku's 2020 retaking of long-occupied Azerbaijani lands, "were devoid of logic".

In recent days, several incidents set off alarm bells in Tashkent over the sudden deterioration in the situation and a reluctance to let Afghani military absconders into Uzbekistan.