MOSCOW, March 16 (RIA Novosti) - Russian and Uzbek Presidents Vladimir Putin and Islam Karimov agreed to hold a routine meeting in Moscow on April over the telephone on Tuesday, the Kremlin press service said.
The telephone conversation was held on the Uzbek initiative. Islam Karimov warmly congratulated Vladimir Putin on his landslide victory in the presidential elections.
On March 14 Vladimir Putin polled over 71 per cent of votes.
