Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Aug. 23
By Demir Azizov – Trend:
The US Embassy to Uzbekistan’s Deputy Chief of Mission Lesslie Viguerie attended the opening ceremony for a new Uzbek border post located along the border with Tajikistan, the US Embassy to Uzbekistan said in a statement Aug. 23.
The event was hosted by General-Major Rustam Eminjanov, who is chairman of the Committee for State Border Protection of the National Security Service and the National Border Guard of Uzbekistan, and showcased the outpost’s new facilities and capabilities.
“The US Central Command provided the funding for the project, while an Uzbek company was responsible for completing all the construction,” the statement said.
This successful joint Uzbek-US project serves the interests of both countries in meeting the international goal of combating the flow of illegal persons and contraband across national borders, according to the statement.