Assalamu-Alaykum, dear compatriots!
Distinguished friends!
These days our people widely celebrate the Constitution Day as a national holiday among other special and glorious ones in the life of our state and society that laid the ground for our independence and defined the basis of our free and prosperous future.
On this occasion, let me congratulate you from the bottom of my heart, my dears – and in your person, our entire nation – on this great holiday and express my sincere wishes.

Address by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the meeting of Cabinet of Ministers dedicated to the outcomes of social and economic development of the country in 2008 and the most important priorities of economic program for 2009.

Dear participants of the meeting!

Today at the extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers we sum up the outcomes of social and economic development of our country in 2008 and define the most important priorities of economic program for 2009.

Dear compatriots!
Distinguished guests!

Today the multinational people of Uzbekistan with big inspiration and joy are celebrating the landmark date of the 17th anniversary of Independence of our Homeland – the greatest and dearest holiday for all of us.

It renders me an enormous satisfaction to congratulate you and in your person our entire nation on the holiday of Independence – our common achievement which is a guarantee of free and prosperous life, flourishing of our country.

Dear friends!

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Dear heads of states!
Distinguished participants of the meeting!

Allow me to greet the heads of the SCO member-states and express the feeling of gratitude to the Tajik side for hospitality and good organization of meeting of Council of heads of states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

I would also like to greet the heads of delegations of observer-countries present here – India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan, as well as the guests and representatives of international organizations invited to the summit.

Dear Mr. Chairman,

Distinguished heads of states and governments!

Ladies and gentlemen!

With your permission I would like to very briefly dwell on the issues of prospects of cooperation of Uzbekistan with NATO in the framework of “Partnership for Peace” Program, as well as our vision of prospects on stabilization of situation in Afghanistan.