Uzbekistan's Ambassador Asadov was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry
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The Russian Foreign Ministry has protested after the rector of Uzbekistan's University of Journalism and Mass Communications, Sherzodkhon Kudrathodja, made insulting remarks about residents of his country who do not speak Uzbek.
Diplomats said that the Uzbek ambassador to Moscow, Botirjon Asadov, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, where he was protested against the rector's remarks.
The Foreign Ministry statement emphasised that such statements do not correspond to the deepening strategic relations between Russia and Uzbekistan. They also expressed confidence that the majority of Uzbek residents do not agree with the rector's views. The ministry noted that Kudrathodja's words do not reflect "the mood of the multinational people of the Republic".
The Foreign Ministry expressed hope that the Uzbek agency would soon comment on the situation and give an assessment of the rector's statements. The diplomats stressed that any attempts at disagreements between the peoples of the two countries are doomed to failure.
Earlier, Rossotrudnichestvo stopped contacts with Sherzod Kudrathodjaev after his statements in an interview with the YouTube channel AlterEgo, where he called on Uzbek residents who do not know Uzbek to choose between "occupiers or idiots".
The Foreign Ministry statement emphasised that such statements do not correspond to the deepening strategic relations between Russia and Uzbekistan. They also expressed confidence that the majority of Uzbek residents do not agree with the rector's views. The ministry noted that Kudrathodja's words do not reflect "the mood of the multinational people of the Republic".
The Foreign Ministry expressed hope that the Uzbek agency would soon comment on the situation and give an assessment of the rector's statements. The diplomats stressed that any attempts at disagreements between the peoples of the two countries are doomed to failure.
Earlier, Rossotrudnichestvo stopped contacts with Sherzod Kudrathodjaev after his statements in an interview with the YouTube channel AlterEgo, where he called on Uzbek residents who do not know Uzbek to choose between "occupiers or idiots".
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