DUSHANBE. June 11. “Asia-Plus” -- Gloating delight of a journalist, correspondent of “Vremya Novostei”, “famous” expert on Central Asia and expert of Tajik-Uzbek relations Arkady Dubnov who announced that negotiations between Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov, which are planned to be held in the frameworks of the summit of SCO member states in Tashkent, are canceled is nothing but an attempt to pass the desirable for reality, Uzbekistan Embassy in Dushanbe told the AP.

“The talks between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will take place tonight,” the source has said.