1.   Scharping met Monday with Uzbek President Islam Karimov in the Uzbek capital Tashkent.

2.   Scharping also met with Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev and Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov.

3.   Scharping met the troops in the western town of Tetovo before meeting his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Kljusev and Premier Ljubco Georgievski.

4.   Scharping will also meet the Polish president and prime minister during his stay.

5.   Scharping will meet Karzai and some of the German troops here during his brief stay.