On August 8th, with invitation of the Chairman of Peoples Republic of China Hu Jintao, the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov visited Beijing and participated in the opening ceremony of XXIX Summer Olympic Games.

On August 9, Islam Karimov met with the chairman of Peoples Republic of China Hu Jintao. The head of our state said that Uzbekistan highly appreciates current development of bilateral relations.

Naming Islam Karimov as his friend, Hu Jintao expressed gratitude for the support by Uzbekistan of China in political and humanitarian spheres.

Two sides discussed bilateral relations and issues of regional and international politics.

The same day President Islam Karimov met with the President of Republic of Korea Lee Myung Bak.

The President of Uzbekistan said that Uzbek-Korean relations are consistently developing.

The President of Korea said that his country pays special attention to the cooperation with Uzbekistan.

In the course of conversation the sides talked about the further development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and Korea.

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