Press Release (2003)106 23 Sep. 2003

NATO Secretary General visit to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan 23 – 26 September 2003 The Secretary General of NATO, Lord Robertson, will travel to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan from Tuesday, 23 September till Friday, 26 September 2003. In Tajikistan, Lord Robertson will meet H.E. President Emamoli Rakhmanov, Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Akilov, Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Zuhurov, Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Nazarov, Minister of Defence H.E. Mr. Khairullaev and Minister of Security H.E. Mr. Abdurahimov. Lord Robertson will also meet Mr. Ubaidullaev, the Chairman of Upper House of Parliament, and Mr. Khairullaev, the Chairman of Lower House of Parliament, before addressing professors and students at the Tajik State National University. In Uzbekistan, Lord Robertson will meet H.E. President Islam Karimov, with Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Mr. Safaev and Minister of Defence H.E. Mr. Gulomov. Lord Robertson will also meet Mr. Khalilov, the Chairman of Oliy Majlis (the Uzbek Parliament) before addressing students and professors of the University of World Economy and Diplomacy of Tashkent. For further information, please contact the NATO Press and Media Service in Brussels, Ariane Quentier, tel: (32) 2 707 1459, fax: (32) 2 707 5057 News and information are posted regularly on the NATO Web Site. These include audio files, transcriptions and photographs for publication, which are posted as quickly as possible after events of interest to the media. Click on “What’s New?”

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