Uzbek-Kazakh bilateral relations to gradually expand - Islam Karimov

The congratulatory message says that Nursultan Nazarbayev deserves credit for Kazakhstan's success in state and public formation as well as deep social and economic reforms aimed at ensuring wellbeing of the Kazakh people. "I am confident that the Uzbek-Kazakh long-term strategic partnership based on centuries-old ties of friendship, good neighborliness and mutual respect will gradually expand and deepen for the sake of peace and stability in the region," the message reads.