First Tajikistan-Uzbekistan flight in 25 years canceled
What would have been the first regular passenger flight from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan in a quarter of a century was canceled abruptly Monday, leaving the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations' rapprochement in doubt. Tajikistan's Somon Air said Tashkent airport had notified it Monday that the airline was not allowed to make the flight, without giving a reason. Uzbek carrier Uzbekistan Airways, which operates the airport and is due to start its own flights to Tajikistan in April, had no immediate comment. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agreed to resume flights, stopped in 1992, last month after the new Tashkent govt sought to improve ties with its neighbours. Uzbek president Islam Karimov, who had strained relations with most Central Asian leaders, died in September after 27 years in power. <br/>
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First Tajikistan-Uzbekistan flight in 25 years canceled
What would have been the first regular passenger flight from Tajikistan to Uzbekistan in a quarter of a century was canceled abruptly Monday, leaving the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations' rapprochement in doubt. Tajikistan's Somon Air said Tashkent airport had notified it Monday that the airline was not allowed to make the flight, without giving a reason. Uzbek carrier Uzbekistan Airways, which operates the airport and is due to start its own flights to Tajikistan in April, had no immediate comment. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan agreed to resume flights, stopped in 1992, last month after the new Tashkent govt sought to improve ties with its neighbours. Uzbek president Islam Karimov, who had strained relations with most Central Asian leaders, died in September after 27 years in power. <br/>
