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Uzbekistan to Foster Cuba Ties

Happened to think this makes at least four SCO countries holding hands in Cuba, China, Russia, Uzbekistan and Iran with SCO observer status.

The SCO which represents nearly 50 percent of the world's population when including members with observer status, desires to be a serious force in international affairs. This can be seen in the granting of observer status to India (at Russia's request), Pakistan (at China's insistence) and Iran (to the delight of all members).
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Uzbekistan to Foster Cuba Ties

Tashkent, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) Uzbekistan Foreign Minister Sodik Safoev will strengthen links with Cuba based on friendship and mutual respect, diplomatic sources stated this Thursday.

Safoev welcomed in this capital the island´s Deputy Foreign Minister Omelio Caballero and his accompanying delegation in an official ceremony, shortly before continuing his tour of some Central Asian countries.

The two governments established diplomatic relations this week, after this ministry´s Acting Minister Ilham Nematov and Caballero signed a joint declaration, aimed at continuing links of bilateral friendship and cooperation, states the Uzbek Foreign Affairs Ministry.

Caballero used this visit to give Safoev a letter of invitation for President Islan Karimov to attend the 14th Non-Aligned Countries Movement (NAM) Summit, to be run in Havana on September 11-16 of the present year, a diplomatic source told Prensa Latina.

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