President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov at the airport of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, June 18, 2004. Hu returned Beijing late Friday after a state visit to Poland, Hungary, Romania and Uzbekistan. During his visit, Hu also attended the Tashkent summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). (Xinhua Photo)