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Thu, 12/17/2009 - 02:50
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US launching annual bilateral consultations with Central Asian states.

WASHINGTON, December 16 (Itar-Tass) - U.S. Administration is launching
a new pattern of regular high-level consultations with Central Asian
countries, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South
Asia, George Krol said Tuesday.
As he addressed Congressional hearings, he said the first such
consultations will be held later this week when a delegation from
Uzbekistan led by the country's Foreign Minister, Vladimir Norov, visits
Washington.
The U.S. hopes to launch similar annual consultations with Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan in the coming few months, Krol
said.
The dialogues will Central Asian political leaders will concentrate on
practical steps that can be taken to facilitate realistic progress in the
areas presenting mutual interest, he said.
Krol indicated that the U.S. Administration would like to go over from
words to deeds.
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