President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at Kuksaroy June 10 held talks with Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who is taking part in the summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tashkent.

“The constructive attitude of participants of SCO’s Tashkent summit is a fine starting point for our industrious work within this forum that in its turn will surely have a positive effect on raising the efficiency of the entire Organization,” Islam Karimov underscored.

The Kazakh President observed in response that "the efforts by the Republic of Uzbekistan during its presidency in SCO have served as a model in the perfection of its structures and decision-making mechanisms in critical areas of regional politics. Just taking a look at the agenda and the list of documents to be signed in Tashkent convinces one of SCO’s amplified role in general.”

During the talks the two sides discussed issues concerning the expansion of Uzbek-Kazakh dialogue at the highest level and exchanged views on hot topics of cooperation. The presidents talked about rational use of Central Asia’s water and energy resources, and bilateral cooperation within international institutions.

Regional security issues, particularly those related to countering terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and other threats, have also been deliberated during the meeting.