Esteemed compatriots!

Dear friends!

It takes me a great pleasure to sincerely congratulate you, and the entire multiethnic people of our country in your representation, on the twentieth jubilee of the Republican Interethnic Cultural Center.

Dear the ranks and sergeants, officers and generals, veterans of Armed Forces!

I take a great pleasure to sincerely congratulate you, the ones who have devoted themselves to the noble deed of defending the Homeland, and all our compatriots on the momentous date in the life of our nation – the twentieth anniversary of formation of our Armed Forces and the Day of Motherland Defenders.

Wide-scale and profound, systemic and gradual strides have been made in Uzbekistan during independence years toward building modern, agile, well-armed forces capable of effectively addressing tactical and strategic tasks in ensuring the security and stability of the country and inviolability of its borders.

Dear compatriots!

Dear friends!

Please accept my sincerest, most cordial congratulations on the New Year 2012.

Gathered round the festive table in these exciting moments just minutes ahead of the new year, we inadvertently and quite naturally recall everything that ties us to the outgoing year, namely, the tremendous transformation and our accomplishments made in renovating the country, the memorable events and impressions, our joys and concerns.

I believe we all agree that the passing year will stay in our mind primarily as the one when we widely celebrated a great date in the history of our Motherland – the twentieth anniversary of its independence that opened up a path to a new, free and prosperous life for our nation.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Zambia Michael Chilufya Sata on the national holiday, Independence Day.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has sent congratulations to the King of Spain Juan Carlos I on the Spanish National Day.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Korea Lee Myung-Bak on Korea’s National Foundation Day.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has greeted the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Christian Wulff on the German Unity Day.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has sent a greeting note to President of the Republic of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias on the occasion of national holiday of that country – Independence Day.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao on the 62nd anniversary of National Day of PRC.

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has sent congratulatory messages to the King of Saudi Arabia Abdulla bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud and Crown Prince Sulan bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud on the occasion of the Saudi National Day.