It was stated that such thoughtless statements by the party leaders of such a friendly country as the Russian Federation, unfortunately, do not correspond to the spirit of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation.
Such statements, while widely disseminated in the Russian media, are deliberately provocative and may negatively affect the established historically friendly relations between our peoples.
In turn, O. Malginov, with full responsibility stated that Z. Prilepina statements has nothing remotely in common with the official position of the leadership of the Russian Federation in relation to friendly and independent Uzbekistan.
As the representative of the Russian Federation in Uzbekistan, the Ambassador emphasized that "the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Uzbekistan have never been questioned in his country."
O. Malginov also noted that the Russian Foreign Ministry plans to comment on the incident in the near future, the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports.
