Uzbek Officials Scramble To Spruce Up Neighborhoods, Fearing A Surprise Presidential Visit
April 05, 2021 08:35 GMT
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Preparations are in full swing for a presidential visit in the Uzbek city of Jizzakh and its suburbs, where roads are being repaired and walls are being repainted.
The Jizzakh provincial government has ordered all neighborhood committees to prepare for a possible visit by President Shavkat Mirziyoev. The governor s office said, The president can arrive at any moment, so be ready, one neighborhood committee member told RFE/RL s Uzbek Service on condition of anonymity.
Similar preparations for presidential visits have been under way since late March in several other provinces, with the authorities paying particular attention to renovation work in less prosperous residential neighborhoods.