Topic: Uzbekistan
US President Barack Obama called Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov to congratulate the former Soviet state on its 20th anniversary of independence, the White House said."President Obama expressed our view that a more prosperous and secure Uzbekistan benefits both countries, and that advancing ...
US dispatching senior diplomat to Kyrgyzstan to weigh aid requests after ethnic violenceThe Obama administration is dispatching a senior envoy to Kyrgyzstan, where ethnic violence has killed hundreds and driven tens of thousands to neighboring Uzbekistan.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on ...
US belatedly names religious freedom violators identified by Bush administrationOn its final working day in office, the Bush administration re-designated eight countries as severe violators of religious freedom but waived possible sanctions against Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, officials said Monday.The moves were ...