Tashkent, July 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met President of Uzbekistan Islam Abduganievich Karimov in Tashkent. Earlier in the day, PM Modi was accorded the Guard of Honor, after he arrived in Tashkent for the first leg of his eight day tour of five central Asian countries and Russia. He was received by his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev after landing in Tashkent. During his visit, Prime Minister Modi will sign key agreements to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. The other countries on Modi's itinerary are Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. With this trip Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit five central Asian nations in one go.