Uzbekistan's Presidentt attends welcoming ceremony in Beijing

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) escorts Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov past a military honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 6, 2012. Presidents from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran are in China's capital for the 12th meeting of the Council of the Heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. UPI/Stephen Shaver