THE ISLAM KARIMOV ACADEMIC AND EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX

State and society. 2012 year


January 6. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with Chen Zhili, Vice Chair of Standing Committee at the National People’s Congress of China, who arrived in Uzbekistan as a special envoy of President of the People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao.

January 10. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with Park Hee-Tae, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea.

January 19. The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan convened for a session to review the socio-economic progress in the nation in 2011 and discuss the critical priorities of sustainable economic development in 2012. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov delivered a speech at the meeting.

February 6. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Konstantin Grischenko.

February 10. At the Oqsaroy, President Islam Karimov chaired regular session of the Board of Trustees of Children’s Sports Development Foundation of Uzbekistan.

February 16. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with President of the Asian Development Bank Haruhiko Kuroda who arrived in Uzbekistan to partake in the international conference “Fostering an Educated and Intellectually Advanced Generation – Critical Prerequisite of Sustainable Development and Modernization of the Country” in Tashkent.

February 17. Tashkent’s Palace of Symposiums hosted international conference entitled “Fostering an Educated and Intellectually Advanced Generation – Critical Prerequisite of Sustainable Development and Modernization of the Country” organized at the initiative of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov. The President of Uzbekistan made a speech at the opening ceremony of the international forum.

February 17. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with Special Representative of the President of the French Republic, Minister of Transport Thierry Mariani.

February 28. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with Philip Hammond MP, State Secretary for Defense of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

March 16. Tashkent City Kengash (Council) of People’s Representatives convened for a special session. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov addressed the meeting with speech.

March 22. Festive events dedicated to the Navruz organized at the Alisher Navoi National Park of Uzbekistan. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov delivered a congratulatory address at the event.

March 29. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Commander of the United States Central Command James Mattis at the Oqsaroy.

April 3. National Security Council under President of the Republic of Uzbekistan convened for a regular session. The meeting was chaired by the President of Uzbekistan, Chairman of the National Security Council Islam Karimov.

April 19. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with Vagit Alekperov, President of Lukoil Company.

May 1. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received credentials from the newly appointed Head of the European Union Delegation in Uzbekistan, Ambassador Norbert Jousten.

May 9. Under the sounds of military orchestra, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov laid wreath to the Monument of Mourning Mother. The head of state paid tribute to the memory of thousands of fellow countrymen and women who sacrificed their lives in the Second World War.

May 15. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov took part in the jubilee session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Council of Collective Security and the informal meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of the Heads of State in the city of Moscow.

May 16. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with President of FIFA Joseph Blatter at the Oqsaroy.

June 4. On the invitation of President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin was in Uzbekistan on official visit.

June 5-7. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov paid an official visit to the People’s Republic of China. During his stay in the PRC, the leader of Uzbekistan also partook in the twelfth session of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of the Heads of State.

June 12. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with the United States Deputy Secretary of State William Burns at the Oqsaroy.

June 15. President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov traveled to Surkhandarya region and delivered a keynote speech at the special session of the Regional Kengash (Council) of People’s Representatives. President Islam Karimov visited also the Surkhon Sarvari farm fields in Termez district and a military unit of the Border Guards of the National Security Service.

July 6. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with Dan Burton, Chairman of Subcommittee in the US House of Representatives, and the Congressman Gregory Meeks.

July 16. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Minister of Defense of the French Republic Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Oqsaroy.

July 23. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with David Constable, Chief Executive Officer of South Africa's Sasol energy and chemical group of companies.

July 26. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with Patricia Flor, the newly appointed Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia.

August 15. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake. The senior American diplomat was leading a prominent group of officials representing US government agencies and private companies for the third round of bilateral political consultations in Tashkent.

August 17. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received an American business delegation headed by the Chair of the US-Uzbek Chamber of Commerce Carolyn Lamm at the Oqsaroy.

August 24. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy met with our medalist athletes of the latest 30th Summer Olympics in London, as well as their coaches. President Islam Karimov presented high awards of our nation to the athletes.

August 29. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov traveled around the city of Tashkent to review the ongoing creative works. The head of our state visited in particular the Cardiosurgery Complex of the Academician Vahidov National Specialized Surgery Center and the new Bunyodkor football stadium.

August 31. The Shahidlar Khotirasi memorial complex hosted a special event dedicated to the Day of Remembrance of Repression Victims. The occasion was attended by the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov.

August 31. The Alisher Navoi National Park of Uzbekistan hosted festive events in honor of the twenty first anniversary of our country’s state independence. The head of our state congratulated the people of Uzbekistan on the twenty first anniversary of our country’s independence.

September 6-7. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov traveled to the Republic of Kazakhstan on official visit at the invitation of President Nursultan Nazarbaev.

September 11. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy received credentials from the newly appointed Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary – Emilbek Uzakbaev of the Kyrgyz Republic, Shiri Shiriev of Turkmenistan, Romeo Stancu of Romania, George Edgar of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

September 12. At the Oqsaroy, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Hui Liangyu, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.

September 14. Tashkent’s Palace of Symposiums hosted international conference entitled “The Role and Importance of Small Business and Private Entrepreneurship in the Implementation of Social and Economic Policy in Uzbekistan” organized at the initiative of President Islam Karimov. The head of state delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the event.

September 19-21. At the invitation of President Lee Myung-Bak, President Islam Karimov traveled to the Republic of Korea with state visit.

September 28. A festive opening ceremony took place at the lately commissioned Bunyodkor Sports Complex in Tashkent. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov delivered a keynote speech at the occasion.

October 1-2. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov paid official visit to Turkmenistan on the invitation of President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov.

October 9. The Khorezm Regional Kengash (Council) of People’s Representatives convened for a special session. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov delivered a keynote speech. On the same day, President Islam Karimov traveled to the Istiqlol farming enterprise in Khonqa district and talked with local farmers. Uzbekistan’s leader reviewed the ongoing creative and construction works in downtown Urgench.

October 11-12. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov paid official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan.

October 18. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov at the Oqsaroy accepted credentials from the newly appointed ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany – Aristide Emil Fenster, of the Sultanate of Oman – Mohammad bin Said bin Mohammad Al-Lawati, of the Czech Republic – Hynek Pejcha, and the Islamic Republic of Iran – Ali Mardoniy Fard.

November 28. At the Oqsaroy, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission.

December 5. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov visited Turkmenistan’s Ashgabat to take part in the regular session of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of the Heads of State.

December 7. At the Oqsaroy, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov presented a group of our compatriots with high awards of Motherland.

December 7. The Uzbekistan Palace of International Forums hosted an official session occasioned to the twentieth anniversary celebration of Uzbekistan’s Constitution. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov delivered a keynote speech at the event.

December 13. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, at the Oqsaroy.

December 14. Ferghana Regional Kengash (Council) of People’s Representatives convened for a special session. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov delivered a speech there. The head of our state reviewed the progress in creative endeavors underway in accordance with the reconstruction program of downtown Ferghana.

December 18. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Russian Federation’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov at the Oqsaroy.

December 21. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov at the Oqsaroy.