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Manmohan in Uzbekistan

Tashkent: After visiting Germany, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived Tuesday on a two-day visit to Uzbekistan during which energy and economic cooperation will be high on the agenda of his talks.

The Prime Minister will hold discussions with Uzbek President Islam Karimov on the enhancement of cooperation in various fields, particularly energy. Agreements in the energy sector besides pacts in education and research are expected to be firmed up during the visit.

Uzbekistan has large gas reserves, which are unexplored and India is interested in collaborating in this field.

The discussions will involve India's interest in transit to Central Asia via Afghanistan and Iran. — PTI

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