Necessary to enhance efficient measures to counter new challenges, President Karimov

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ASTANA. September 7. KAZINFORM "It is crucial to enhance effective and efficient measures to counter new challenges and threats," President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov said after the meeting with President Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana.

"If to take into account the sweepingly changing situation and the state of things and scarcely ever converging interests of the largest world powers in Central Asian region, we may see aggravation of tension and confrontation due to the forthcoming withdrawal of the IFAF peace-keeping forces from Afghanistan. Elaboration of joint approaches of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan aimed at preservation and strengthening of stability and prosperity, and peace of the people at large in our region assumes particular importance at the present stage," Karimov said.

The Uzbek President mentioned, first of all terrorism, extremism and aggressive drug trafficking as new challenges and threats our countries face today.

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