Uzbek, Russian Presidents hold talks in Dushanbe
11/09/2014 19:37
President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov and President of Russia Vladimir Putin /Photo of Kremlin.ru/
11/09/2014 19:37
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 11 September 2014, President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov held negotiations with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
Vladimir Putin said that he is happy to hold bilateral meeting with the Uzbek leader on the sidelines of the SCO summit. He said that Uzbekistan and Russia marked the 10th inter-government agreement on strategic partnership from 16 June 2014. He said the countries achieved a lot in expanding cooperation, which is based on principles of pragmatism, equality, mutual respect of interests.
Russian leader said that the sides are holding contacts in various levels in bilateral format and within international organizations such as the CIS, SCO, UN. Uzbekistan and Russia carried out high level meeting at regular bases. “We are very happy to this and hope that all these mechanisms, created over the years, will promote further development in economy, politics, humanitarian interaction,” he said.
Putin said that two countries are linked with long-term relations, friendship and cooperation. Based on this positive capital, we will move forward, he added.
Islam Karimov said: “Mr President, I am very happy to have this meeting with you today. Due to this year’s turbulent events, the schedule of our meetings has shifted somewhat, even the regular planned events that took place in the previous years. I will be frank and say that our meetings have become even more significant in the sense that many issues come up and it is important that we meet and exchange views on them.”
“Frankly speaking, I fully agree with you in that our meetings always give me food for thought. And when these meetings are too far apart, I find myself somewhat at a loss. There are questions I need to ask you to find some guidelines,” he underlined.
“Russia is our strategic partner, and I realise there are those for whom this expression is just empty words to be used on formal occasions, when they talk about “our relations of strategic partnership and alliance”. I believe the meaning of this phrase is that we should seek each other’s advice more often and try to get answers to our questions so as not to find ourselves at a loss,” President underlined.
“From this point of view, I believe our working meetings should be truly regular, and if we have any questions, we should raise them, get answers, and discuss things if we need to. Sometimes these discussions may not be very pleasant, but I would rather have a discussion than wander in the dark groping for information in some dark corners,” Karimov noted.
“Today it is easy to be influenced by the media lies. True information is exchanged face to face. When you ask a question and hear the answer, you can find your true bearings,” Uzbek leader underlined.
“Therefore, I am very happy to have this meeting despite your tight schedule – I was told you only had half an hour for this meeting. Even this half hour is of double value for me, because we have accumulated many questions. I am grateful to you for this opportunity to meet on the sidelines of the SCO summit. I think this is very timely and necessary,” President noted.
Vladimir Putin added: “This is the first time I hear about the half hour. I suppose our colleagues are too lazy to work with us. We have never had any time limits, and we do not have them today either.”
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