Uzbekistan's Independence Day has become an official holiday in three more US cities.

Uzbekistan's Independence Day is now officially celebrated in three new US cities.
In connection with the upcoming 35th anniversary of the republic's independence, September 1 has been proclaimed as Uzbekistan's Independence Day in three more US cities.
According to Komil Allamjonov, a representative of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan in the US, the Governor of Oregon, as well as the mayors of Washington, D.C., and Seatac, officially approved this date as a holiday.
Earlier, Seattle Mayor Kathy B. Wilson made a similar decision. The first Consul General of Uzbekistan in Seattle, Akhror Bakhromov, noted that this is not just a symbolic gesture but also an indicator of strengthening ties between the two countries.

