Uzbekistan Denies Presence Of American Servicemen On Its Territory

Uzbekistan denies the Washington Post's report about lifting American servicemen to the republic with the aim of building up a US military group in immediate proximity to the border with Afghanistan. On Wednesday RIA Novosti was told in the Defence Ministry of Uzbekistan: "We do not know anything about it." "We do not have any information on this score" - such was the answer of the Committee for Guarding the Country's Border. A stuff member of the information department of the US Embassy in Uzbekistan said a little bit more than others: We do not possess such information and advise you to contact directly the Pentagon.