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Speech By His Highness the Aga Khan Annual Meeting of The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 2003-05-05

Hazar Imam speaking in Tashkent to the EBRD Annual Meeting 2003-05-05
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 5th May 2003
President Lemierre
Honourable Ministers
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen

I am pleased to have the opportunity to join the participants in the Annual Meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Tashkent this year. I would like to thank President Karimov for his gracious welcome. It is with pleasure that I am visiting Uzbekistan again

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