US, Uzbek leaders meet, strategic partnership declaration signed

Posted 03/14/2002 //BBC//

The Uzbek delegation led by President Islam Karimov is continuing an official visit to the USA. High-level talks were held between Islam Karimov and the US President George Bush at the White House. During the talks urgent issues related to bilateral relations were discussed, and it was noted that the visit marked a major turning point in the history of US-Uzbek relations. The presidents exchanged views on issues ranging from security to the economy and other matters of interest to them. During the talks, which were held in an atmosphere of openness, mutual trust and sincerity, issues of international importance were also considered.

Another important event of today was that the heads of the Uzbek and US foreign policy departments [Abdulaziz Komilov and Colin Powell] signed a declaration on strategic partnership and the foundations of cooperation, as well as other documents.