Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Nov. 16 / Trend D.Azizov /
Uzbek Foreign Economic Relations Minister Elyor Ganiev was appointed the country's deputy prime minister today.
Uzbek President Islam Karimov signed a decree confirming the appointment, the Uzbek Presidential Press Service reported.
Ganiev will serve simultaneously as foreign economic relations minister.
Earlier Ganiev was the country's vice prime minister. In October 2002, he was appointed deputy prime minister and Foreign Economic Relations Agency chairman. In February 2005, Ganiev became deputy prime minister. In July 2006, he was appointed foreign economic relations minister by presidential decree.
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