President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov received President of the Asian Development Bank Tadao Chino on 2 November.

During the talks, the sides discussed issues of development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the bank.

At the meeting, Islam Karimov awarded Tadao Chino with Buyuk Khizmatlari Uchun order for his contribution to development of cooperation between Uzbekistan and the ADB and other financial institutions, as well as help in implementing the economic reform program and strengthening regional cooperation.

On Tuesday, Uzbekistan and the ADB reached an agreement on allocation to Uzbekistan of the new credit worth 150 million US dollars until 2008.