Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan

12 June 2010, 22:34

The public and the people of Uzbekistan are expressing great anxiety and concern at the developments taking place in recent days in the city of Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan.

Unpunished facts of murder, violence, disorder, arson and robbery of civilians committed by bandit gangs in the streets and houses of Osh cannot but cause the feeling of outrage on the part of the whole world community.

The fact that all these widespread cases of murder, robbery and burning of houses are taking place against the Uzbek diaspora living in Osh city and Osh region are epecially causing the feeling of intolerance and serious concern.

There is every reason to conclude that such actions have an organized, managed and provocative character, they have a far-reaching goal to provoke inter-ethnic confrontation, and create intolerable conditions for national minorities living in southern Kyrgyzstan.

We have no doubt that all this is taking place under the instigation of forces, whose interests are totally far from the interests of the Kyrgyz people.

Everything that is happening in Osh today in no way responds to traditional centuries-old, historically tried and tested relations of friendship and cooperation between all nations and nationalities in Kyrgyzstan.

We are confident that the people of Kyrgyzstan, who have suffered and seen a lot, and this country’s healthy forces have enough wisdom and life experience to stop the rampant crime and lawlessness for stabilization of the situation in the country and ensure a peaceful and prosperous future of the multinational people of Kyrgyzstan.

City of Tashkent, 12 June 2010

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