Accompanied by President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, the head of the Russian state toured one of the monuments from the Middle Ages, the Ulugbek Observatory, as well as the mausoleum of Khodja Daniyar.
Then the presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan visited Registan Square in the old part of the city, and toured the tomb of Timur (Tamerlane) in the Gur-Emir mausoleum.
Dmitry Medvedev and Islam Karimov also visited Samarkand's bazaar and some artisans' workshops.
See also
State Visit to Uzbekistan
January 22 − 23, 2009