Leonid Kuchma and Islam Karimov

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, left, shakes hands with President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov during his two-day official visit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday, October 12, 2000. During their meeting Islam Karimov declared that Ukraine can get in concession the part of Uzbekistan's territory, where the oil and gas reserves are located. Photo by Valeryi Ptakha/ UNIAN