Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Oct. 3 / Trend D. Azizov /
According to the U.S. State Department, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman will visit Uzbekistan in early October.
The visit will take place within the diplomat's two-week trip to the region. Grossman will visit the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, China, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan and Qatar.
The trip is made on the eve of the Istanbul conference on Afghanistan, to be held on Nov. 2 and the Bonn conference, scheduled for Dec. 5. It is also dedicated to this country.