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President Karimov visits Moscow for CIS summit
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On May 29 President Islam Karimov arrived in Moscow to attend a summit of CIS
leaders. The summit postponed several times due to President Yeltsin's sickness
has finally taken place. Before the session President Karimov had a meeting with
Russian Foreign Minister Evgeniy Primakov. During the plenary session all the
CIS leaders spoke about increasing efficiency of the documents signed during
summits. Some leaders complained that they always sign documents which never
later work. At the end of the session the presidents agreed to appoint Uzbek
Prime Minister Utkir Sultanov as chairman of the Council of CIS Prime
Ministers and former deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council Boris
Berezovsky as chairman of the CIS Executive Council.
Mitsui.
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Trade relations between Uzbekistan and Japan
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Trade between Uzbekistan and Japan is increasing. In 1996 it was
$156 million, and from June to November 1997 alone, it was $78 million
Japanese entrepreneurs highly value the significance of Central
Asia, and their activities show the real possibilities to raise the
level of economic relations between the two countries to a new
level. This is confirmed by the visit of several official delegations,
both governmental and economic. Examples of cooperation include
the Kokdumalak oil company in Ferghana and the gold mining firm
Mitsui.
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JOFT Chairman visits Uzbekistan
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Toru Toeshima, chairman of the Japanese
Organization of Foreign Trade (JOFT), spoke out in favor of
further cooperation with Uzbekistan. He underlined that this
Central Asian country is successfully undergoing reform along its
own path. Members of a Japanese delegation from the JOFT,
headed by T. Toeshima, came to learn about the Uzbek economy.
They took part in an Uzbek-Japanese seminar devoted to questions
of the development of small and medium business. The delegation
was received by Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Utkir Sultanov.
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New book is ready for publication
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Shark Express Publishers is preparing a new book "Tashkent - Past
and Present" for publication. The basic idea of this original photo
album is to look at the past to see today the ancient traditions,
culture and spirit of Tashkent. The book is published with texts in
Uzbek, English and Russian. The two volume edition will be on
sale for the seventh anniversary of independence, opening the
Panorama series of illustrated albums about the cities and regions
of Uzbekistan.
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New international magazine
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A new international magazine has been launched in Tashkent. "The Culture of Central
Asia" is the publication of the Assembly of Cultures of the people of
Central Asia. Its headquarters is located in Tashkent. The magazine will have
eight pages and articles in Uzbek, Russian, Tajik, Kazak and Kyrgyz languages.
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