The Uzbek officials signed a book of condolences in connection with accidents at Sukhodulsk -Vostochnaya mine in Sukhodulsk city of Lugansk region and mine named after Bajanov in Makeevka city of Donetsk region on 29 July 2011.

Ambassador of Ukraine to Uzbekistan Yuriy Savchenko expressed gratitude to words of support and sympathy of the Uzbek President Islam Karimov in his message to Ukrainian leader Victor Yanukovich over these tragedies.