Islam Karimov meets voters in Ferghana region

Candidate to the post of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan from the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen – Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov met voters in Ferghana region on 11 December.

Chairman of the 12th Ferghana district election commission R.Tajiyev opened the meeting. The participants received information on the program of the candidate, which covers such issues as continuation of wide-scale economic and sociopolitical reforms, strengthening democracy, ensuring supremacy of the law and social justice, supporting farmers, small business and private entrepreneurship, improvement of the investment climate, reducing the tax burden, introducing high technologies in production and improving the people’s well being.

Islam Karimov made a speech at the meeting.

Ferghana region occupies a special place in the life of Uzbekistan due to its nature, rich history and high economic and social potential. Tens of large industrial enterprises contribute to the country’s economic potential.

The reforms implemented in all spheres in Uzbekistan are giving significant results. This can be seen from the improvement of the people’s well being and regular increase of the sizes of pensions and social allowances, as well as real incomes of the population. Processes of modernization and democratization of the country, liberalization of the economic and political spheres are also continuing.

The participants of the meeting said the measures implemented to ensure social and economic stability, development of economy and strengthening Uzbekistan’s independence are directly linked with the name of Islam Karimov.

They emphasized that supporting the candidature of Islam Karimov was a reliable guarantee of the continuation of the wide-scale reforms and increasing the people’s prosperity.

The speakers called on the voters to take an active part in the elections of the President of Uzbekistan, to be held on 23 December 2007.