Heads of foreign states, governments, international organizations, politicians and public figures have sent letters to President Islam Karimov, congratulating the head of the state and the people of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of independence of the country.

They express their best wishes of peace and prosperity, good health and success to the head of the state and the people of Uzbekistan.

The following leaders sent their greetings to the President of Uzbekistan:

President of India Pranab Mukherjee;

Governor General of Canada David Johnston;

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev;

President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili;

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano;

President of Poland Bronislaw Komorowski;

President of Hungary Janos Ader;

Czech President Vaclav Klaus;

King of Jordan Abdullah II;

Sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said;

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani;

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani;

President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono;

President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman;

President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa;

President of Myanmar Union Thein Sein;

President of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov.

Congratulatory messages continue to arrive. (Source: UzA news agency)