Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov at the airport of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, June 18, 2004. Hu returned Beijing late Friday after a state visit to Poland, Hungary, Romania and Uzbekistan. During his visit, Hu also attended the Tashkent summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov at the airport of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, June 18, 2004. Hu returned Beijing late Friday after a state visit to Poland, Hungary, Romania and Uzbekistan. During his visit, Hu also attended the Tashkent summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).