Uzbekistan, Tashkent, June 14 / Trend, D. Azizov /
Uzbek and Kazakh Presidents Islam Karimov and Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed their readiness to take all measures to maintain peace and stability in their countries and the region as a whole.
"Today, the parties confirmed their mutual commitment to take all reasonable and practical actions to coordinate efforts aimed at maintaining peace, stability and tranquility in our countries and the region as a whole, sustainable development of our national economies and improvement of people's well-being," the Uzbek president said at a press briefing on Friday following the talks held within the Kazakh president's official visit to Tashkent.
"We have once again clearly confirmed our common responsibility for today and the future of our peoples and our countries," president Karimov said.
He said that the parties expressed their mutual desire to strengthen collaboration within the international and regional organizations in accordance with the program of cooperation between the foreign ministries for 2012-2014.
He drew attention to the consequences of events in the region, which are difficult to predict, increased tension, confrontation and extremism in connection with the upcoming withdrawal of peacekeeping forces from Afghanistan.
President Nazarbayev confirmed that peace and security in the region will greatly depend on the positions of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.