OREANDA-NEWS. January 22, 2009. The Russian President's visit started in Samarkand, where there was an informal meeting scheduled between the Russian head of state and President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.

On the next day, 23 January 2009, Russian-Uzbekistani talks will be held in Tashkent between members of the two countries' delegations, which include the heads of ministries and departments and representatives of major domestic enterprises.