Interfax
November 4

Uzbek President Islam Karimov has met with well-known political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski, a consultant for the U.S. Center of Strategic and International Studies, to discuss future contacts between Tashkent and Washington.

"During the meeting, the two men discussed ways to further expand ties between Uzbekistan and the United States, steps to strengthen peace and security in the region, as well as the fight against international terrorism," Karimov's press service told Interfax on Tuesday.

The Uzbek president expressed hope that his meeting with Brzezinski "will once again enable the discussion of a range of issues related to Uzbek-U.S. relations both from the scientific and political standpoint."

Brzezinski said that the approaches of the United States and Uzbekistan on such issues as global security, stability, the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking coincide. He said that the fact the two countries pursue the same approaches to these issues will give an impetus to mutually beneficial cooperation.

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