In order to provide unbiased information about the situation in Karakalpakstan, as well as Uzbekistan’s efforts of to ensure peace, stability and sustainable development of the region, Ambassador Javlon Vakhabov held a series of negotiations with members of the US Congress via videoconference.
According to Dunyo, during the meeting, the co-chair of the subcommittee on the Asia region, the Pacific and Central Asia in the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US Congress, Republican Congressman from Ohio Steve Chabot, expressing gratitude for the detailed information about the true causes of the events in Karakalpakstan and the government's measures to stabilization of the situation in the region, stressed that the United States welcomes the intention of Uzbekistan to conduct a comprehensive open investigation.
Congressman Steve Chabot said that as a member of the Uzbekistan Caucus in the US Congress and co-chair of the subcommittee on Central Asia, he was closely following the current situation in Karakalpakstan and supports the efforts of the authorities to normalize it.
“Uzbekistan is a time-tested friend and ally of the United States, and I am confident that your country will overcome this ordeal with dignity, and reforms will continue,” the congressman added.
According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan, following the meeting, the U.S. congressmen declared their readiness to submit to the US Congress the Congressional Record, an official document of the US Congress distributed to the offices of all US senators and congressmen, which, in their opinion, will be useful for all members of Congress in terms of bringing to them objective information regarding events in the region.
“I am sure that this tragedy, which recently occured your country, will become the starting point for a brighter future, it will not happen again, and peace and tranquility will return to this region,” said a member of the Uzbekistan Caucus in Congress, a Republican congressman from the state Nebraska Don Bacon, who visited Uzbekistan in October 2021 as part of a delegation of American lawmakers.
In addition, the congressmen noted that the inclusion of information on Karakalpakstan in the said document would, to a certain extent, demonstrate unity among members of Congress on this issue.
