And while such expenses increase several times a year, salaries don't. Rather than address these problems, the government has over the last ten years disabled opposition and censored the mass media to such an extent, there is now no credible political force that can express public dissatisfaction. Top France to help Uzbek military train personnel Uzbek TV April 13 delegation led by the president of the French Senate s Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces, Xavier de Villepin, visited Uzbekistan. The French embassy has hosted a news conference attended by the delegates. Most developed countries have upper and lower parliamentary chambers to deal with law-making and putting laws into practice.
Reforms are under way to move to a bicameral parliament in Uzbekistan too.
The visiting delegation of French senators aims to exchange expertise and establish permanent cooperation with the Uzbek government in the field. It had talks with the Uzbek Supreme Assembly speaker, Erkin Khalilov, Prime Minister Otkir Sultonov and Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Komilov. During his meeting with Abdulaziz Komilov, Mr Xavier de Villepin conveyed to him a message from French President Jacques Chirac to Uzbek President Islam Karimov. Another important aspect of the delegation's visit was that Mr Xavier de Villepin also had cooperation talks with Uzbek Defence Minister Qodir Ghulomov. During the meeting, Mr de Villepin emphasized that France would assist the Uzbek armed forces in training skilled military personnel.