From: Justin Burke (JBurke@sorosny.org)
Date: Tue Oct 17 2000 - 14:42:58 EDT
TURKISH PRESIDENT VISITS UZBEKISTAN
Ahmet Necdet Sezer arrived in Tashkent on 16 October on the first leg of a four-
day visit to Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and
Kazakhstan, ITAR-TASS reported. Sezer and his Uzbek
counterpart Islam Karimov discussed security issues and
signed joint statements on cooperation to fight drug
trafficking, terrorism, and organized crime. Uzbek Defense
Minister Kadyr Gulomov and Turkish General Staff officer
Lieutenant-General Unal Onsipahioglu also signed a defense
cooperation agreement. Karimov expressed appreciation for
Turkey's stated willingness to provide Uzbekistan with
military technology, Interfax reported. LF
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