Tashkent, Feb. 19 -- President Mirziyoyev for the first since he took his office has decided to answer journalists' questions as part of his trip to the Namangan region.

He stated that he considers the media "not the fourth, but the first power", which "along with the achievements, also talks about the shortcomings."

Mirziyoyev also listed the problems of the city of Namangan, which "could not be resolved in a timely manner due to limited opportunities."

"Frankly speaking, 50% of internal roads are of poor quality. If we do not put things in order in these issues, then people will not be able to satisfy ... Secondly, if we analyze, over the past 20 years, the winter in these 2,5 months has become a hard lesson for us. It has revealed t...