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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020723/ap_wo_en_po/uzbekistan_france_2 Senior French officials offer military assistance to Uzbekistan Tue Jul 23,12:30 PM ET -Coldefy said France could share military expertise with Uzbekistan through training Uzbek officers, providing equipment and giving advice on military tactics and planning. He said France would be involved in setting up a peacekeeping center in Uzbekistan within NATO's Partnership for Peace program. TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - Senior French defense and foreign ministry officials on Tuesday offered military assistance to Uzbekistan and discussed closer political and economic ties during meetings in the Central Asian nation. Vice Adm. Alain Coldefy, deputy chief of the General Staff in charge of international relations, and Hugues Pernet, director in the French Foreign Ministry's for continental Europe, discussed ways to boost cooperation between the two countries with Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Komilov and Defense Minister Kadyr Gulyamov. They also talked about regional security in the context of instability in neighboring Afghanistan, the French officials told reporters after the talks. Uzbekistan's international standing has increased since last fall when the former Soviet republic emerged as the U.S.-led anti-terrorism coalition's key regional ally. Uzbekistan provided its territory and airspace for coalition troops involved in operations in Afghanistan. Coldefy said France could share military expertise with Uzbekistan through training Uzbek officers, providing equipment and giving advice on military tactics and planning. He said France would be involved in setting up a peacekeeping center in Uzbekistan within NATO's Partnership for Peace program. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
