Russia, Uzbekistan to continue cooperate in fighting terror.

TASHKENT, March 31 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said Russian and Uzbek security services will continue cooperation in fighting terrorism.

Ivanov said so as he was opening a session of the Russian-Uzbek
intergovernmental economic cooperation commission.
"We know that Uzbekistan encountered similar problems in the past,"
Ivanov said meaning terrorist attacks, "the Russian and Uzbek people are
well aware of the deadly danger of terrorism."
He underlined that Moscow and Tashkent's security services were
interacting in the field of fighting terrorism. "I'm sure it (cooperation)
will continue," he added.
The Uzbek Prime Minister, on behalf of the republic's' government,
expressed condolences to the relatives of the victims of the Moscow subway
blasts.
"Uzbekistan is shocked by the terrorist attack. We're expressing our
heartfelt condolences," he said.
Trade turnover between the two countries last year made up 4.5 billion
dollars, Uzbekistan's Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyev said at the meeting
of the intergovernmental commission.
"Russia has been and remains one of the key trade partners of
Uzbekistan. In 2009, trade was at 4.5 billion dollars, despite rather
difficult conditions," Mirziyev said adding that "Moscow and Tashkent are
implementing large projects in the fuel and energy sector and industry."
There are over 800 companies with Russian stakes operating in the
republic. Their number has increased in the past three years, according to
the Uzbek official.
He underlined the importance of the Wednesday meeting of the
intergovernmental commission ahead of the Uzbek leader's visit to Moscow.
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