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Uzbekistan agrees to transit non-military cargos to Afghanistan

Politics Materials 25 February 2009 19:40 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Tashkent, Feb.25 / Trend corr T. Jukov / President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov stated official Tashkent's consent on non-military cargos transit to Afghanistan through its territory.

"Uzbekistan agreed to transit non-military cargos to Afghanistan through its territory in accordance with the Uzbek legislation," Karimov said to press conference as a result of one-on-one meeting with Turkmen President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammadov. 

Cargo transit to Afghanistan, where the United States conducts anti-terrorist operation Indestructible Freedom, became difficult due to Kyrgyzstan's decision to close U.S. airbase in Manas in Kyrgyzstan's. 

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