| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 5 February 1992 |
| Headquarters | Tashkent |
| Agency executives |
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| Parent agency | Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan |
| Website | https://uza.uz/uz |
Uzbekistan National News Agency also known as UzA is a government-run news agency based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan publishing news in the Uzbek, Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic, Kazakh and Chinese languages.[1] It is the largest news agency in Central Asia. It is under the Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan.
History
[edit]In the autumn of 1918, a branch of ROSTAopened in Tashkent. Several years later, this branch was transformed into the Uzbek Telegraph Agency (UzTAG) as part of TASS. UzA was established on 5 February 1992 by decree of the President.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Uzbekistan National News Agency". The Uzbek Government. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "About UzA". Uzbekistan National News Agency. Retrieved 12 September 2024.