From: Abraham Rein (ARein@sorosny.org)
Date: Mon Nov 27 2000 - 13:05:06 EST
UZBEK PRESIDENT VISITS ITALY. On a two-day official visit to
Rome and Venice on 22-23 November, Islam Karimov met with his
Italian counterpart, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and had a short
audience with Pope John Paul II, Interfax reported. Six
inter-governmental agreements were signed during the visit,
including one by Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Komilov and
his Italian counterpart, Lamberto Dini, on cooperation in
combating terrorism and organized crime. LF
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