Uzbek President Islam Karimov's administration is repeating its pledge to create a single exchange rate for the country's currency, the som. At the same time, Karimov has backed down on the imposition of punitive tariffs on imports.
In reality the road stretched only a few hundred meters, but it seemed as if it spanned two separate worlds. In traveling this route, Carey Cavanaugh, Philippe de Suramaen and Nikolai Gribkov - three mediators in ongoing talks in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - hoped to underscore the potential for a settlement.
