But three other countries that attended the summit, Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, have reportedly not signed onto the agreement.

VOA: standard.2009.05.08

The EU also dropped remaining sanctions imposed against Uzbekistan, following a 2005 crackdown on an uprising there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

The regional security group includes China,Russia, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

VOA: standard.2009.10.13

Uzbekistan has accepted as many as 100,000 refugees.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

"First of all, we're asking to organize a corridor, not simply open the border, but to deploy some forces, which could lead people out who cannot get out of their houses, who are under siege, to help them cross the border, at least into Uzbekistan because it is the nearest country."

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

It is not clear what it will be able to do to help revive energy talks with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, During negotiations in the Czech capital,Prague, the three natural-gas producing nations were not convinced by E.U.offers of more trade and stronger transport links in exchange for their participation in a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline, known as Nabucco.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11