17:36, 20 November 2012 | GMT +5
Kazakh, Uzbek leaders exchanged congratulations on 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties
TASHKENT. November 20. KAZINFORM Presidents of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Islam Karimov exchanged congratulations on the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the press service of the Uzbek President said.

According to the data posted on the Kazakh MFA's official website, the diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were established back to November 23, 1992. Bilateral relations between the states rest on the contractual basis of 114 documents. One of the key documents is the Treaty of Eternal Friendship.
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