Despite Tashkent's growing independence, the two countries still have reasons to cooperate.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Uzbek President Islam Karimov speak in Moscow on April 15
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Russia will keep a close watch as tensions reignite between the Central Asian countries.
Moscow is planning to strengthen military and economic partnerships with its key former Soviet satellites.
The first real move toward a rail line linking China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan has been made, but many…
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan could face a bleak water future even without the proposed upriver dams.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hope to build new hydropower dams, which could increase tensions with downriver countries.
Moscow wants to prevent Afghanistan from erupting into chaos but is wary of intervening directly.
