OREANDA-NEWS. The Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan will hold its 15th plenary session on 28-29 August in Tashkent. The corresponding resolution was passed by the Senate Kengash (Council) at its meeting on 13 August, reported the Official website www.gov.uz.

The senators are expected to consider more than 10 laws, as well as other issues within the Senate’s competence, the press service of the parliament’s upper chamber said.

Among the laws are those:

On state social insurance against industrial accidents and professional diseases;

On introducing changes in the Law on joint-stock companies and protection of shareholders’ rights;

On introducing changes in the Code of administrative responsibility;

On introducing changes in the Criminal proceedings code related to adoption of the Law on combating human traffic;

On museums, and others.

The senators should also ratify the Agreement between Uzbekistan and the United Arab Emirates on cooperation in fighting organized crime, terrorism and other crimes. The agreement was signed in Abu-Dhabi on 17 March 2008.