In an effort to preserve what the mayor's office says is a family holiday, Tashkent's two million citizens are being encouraged to see in 2016 in the company of family and friends, the Podrobno news agency website reports . An official in the mayor's office confirms that the advice to close restaurants exists because most establishments are closed on the last day of the year anyway. "The people of Uzbekistan are like that, they do not need any restrictions, simply there is no demand for restaurants," Bohodir Goibnazarov said.