President Parvanov and his counterpart Islam Karimov will hold talks about the business relations between the two countries. The two will take part in a Bulgarian - Uzbek trade forum.

Georgi Parvanov and Islam Karimov will sign agreements in the sphere of intellectual property and the sphere of information technology and communications.

Members of the Bulgarian delegation are the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Assen Gagauzov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Milen Keremedchiev, Galina Tosheva - Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy and Deputy Minister of Culture Yavor Milushev.

During the visit Plovdiv’s mayor Slavcho Atanassov will sign an agreement on the twinning of his city and the Uzbek town of Samarkand.