Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tashkent on Monday as part of his eight-day tour to five central Asian countries and Russia and, well,  got to work. He was greeted at Tashkent airport by ‏his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev.


@narendramodi  tweeted: Hello Uzbekistan! I thank PM Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev for the warm welcome in Tashkent. Wonderful being here.


Half an hour later, the two PMs got to work. @PMOIndia  tweeted: The meetings begin instantly... PM @narendramodi meets PM Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev after landing at Tashkent. (Pictured)


The Prime Minister will also meet Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov and sign key agreements to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.


After Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Modi will visit Kazakhstan. Stressing on the importance of India-Kazakhstan relations, the Prime Minister had stated that New Delhi and Astana share a strategic partnership. Prime Minister Modi will then go to Russia to participate in BRICS and SCO Summit at Ufa.


After Russia, the Prime Minister will go ahead with his visit to Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Prime Minister Modi had said that he looks forward to strengthening India's relations with these countries during the visi