\u2713Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south;\u00a0and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Uzbekistan is a major producer and exporter of cotton.The country also operates the largest open-pit gold mine in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713Uzbekistan became independent on 1st September 1991. Consulate General of India in Tashkent was formally inaugurated on 7th April 1987. Indian leaders often visited Tashkent and other places. Prime Minister, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away in Tashkent on 11 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
January 1966 after signing the Tashkent declaration with Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713Mirza Ghalib and Amir Khusro are notable Indians of Uzbek parentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713In August 1991, as the events leading to the disintegration of the USSR unfolded, President Islam Karimov, in his then capacity as Chairman of Supreme Soviet of Uzbekistan, was visiting India.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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