Vladimir Putin arrived in Uzbekistan – Kommersant

                             
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on 10 December, a one-day official visit to Tashkent, during which he will hold talks with Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov. Moscow hopes that during this visit will be filmed on the mutual financial claims, in particular, solve the problem of debt Uzbekistan totaling approximately $ 890 million. Russia intends to provide a discount to the sum of the Uzbek debt, so that the remainder of the debt repaid bullet Tashkent delivery. As explained by the “Interfax” presidential aide Yury Ushakov, this issue will provide opportunities for the supply of Russian military equipment to Uzbekistan for new loans. Vladimir Putin and Islam Karimov will also discuss the prospects of increasing the supply of Uzbek agricultural production in Russia. One of the key topics of the talks will be cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan in the oil and gas sector, including in connection with the termination of the supply of gas from Uzbekistan in the southern regions of Kyrgyzstan.