The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met the chairman of the Council for Rail Transport of the Commonwealth of Independent States, President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin at Oqsaroy Residence on 27 October.

The head of the state noted the consistent development of cooperation of CIS and Baltic States railway workers, a clear confirmation of what was the conduction of the Tashkent Railway Forum.

The forum participants are considering issues related to improvement of the coordination of the activities of the railway companies, their integration with the international transport networks and other economic, financial, legal and organizational issues.

During the meeting at Oqsaroy, Vladimir Yakunin expressed appreciation to President Karimov for the warm welcome, particularly noting the high level of organization of the CIS and Baltic Railway Forum.

The sides exchanged views on further development of cooperation between the railway companies of Uzbekistan and the CIS and Baltic states.