Leonid Kuchma and Islam Karimov

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, right, speaks with the Taskent-dwellers during his walk by town in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday, October 12, 2000. Ukrainian President visited Uzbekistan wityh the two-day official visit. On Leonid Kuchma's left - President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. 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