We will have an opportunity to discuss in depth the key aspects of interaction between Russia and Uzbekistan with President Islam Karimov, as well as with the speakers of both houses of the Uzbek parliament.
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I totally condemn these actions and I urge the Uzbek authorities to show restraint in dealing with the situation and look for a way to resolve it peacefully.
The Uzbek government's promises not to torture these men are not worth the paper they're written on. Diplomatic assurances of this type from Uzbekistan do not provide a reliable safeguard against torture and ill-treatment.
We are concerned and remain concerned that the (Uzbek) government is trying to silence human rights activists and media with intimidation as well as arrests. I think our views on freedom of speech are well known, so these are very troubling matters, very concerning for us.
We deplore the arbitrary nature of this arrest of a young independent journalist who was just doing his job and who is being accused without any evidence of belonging to an extremist group. It will be an outrage if he gets a long prison sentence just for reporting something that displeases the Uzbek authorities.
We call on all governments in the region currently detaining Uzbek asylum seekers to refrain from forcibly returning them to Uzbekistan, and to recognize the right of such individuals to seek protection from persecution.
The Uzbek government made it clear that we need to leave the base, and we intend to leave it without further discussion.
it's a decision the Uzbek government has to make as to whether or not we would continue to operate from that.
We will see over time what kind of relationship the Uzbek government wants with the rest of the world, ... We stand ready to have a different kind of relationship, but make no mistake in our view our strategic security interests in the region, and our int
Instead of going after the perpetrators of the massacre, the Uzbek government is trying to deny responsibility and silence witnesses.