Mr Medvedev’s message said, in particular:
“It is important that over all these years the mutually beneficial and equal relations between our countries have developed according to the principles of strategic partnership and alliance and on the basis of our traditional friendship and mutual respect.”
The President said he is certain that active political dialogue, increasing trade and economic cooperation and constructive cooperation in the CIS, Eurasian Economic Community, Collective Security Treaty Organisation, and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation are in complete accordance with the interests of Russia’s and Uzbekistan’s peoples and contribute to stability in Central Asia.