President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. File photoTASHKENT, July 3President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Sunday again arrived in the capital of Karakalpakstan, the city of Nukus, where riots took place two days ago due to amendments to the country's constitution, the situation in the region has stabilized, according to the deputy head of administration, press secretary of the Uzbek leader Sherzod Asadov. Previously, Mirziyoyev visited Nukus in Saturday, after riots took place in the city on Friday. During the trip, the head of state proposed to keep the clause on the sovereignty of Karakalpakstan in the country's constitution. «The president … is staying in the city of Nukus of the Republic of Karakalpakstan,» Asadov wrote on his Telegram channel. all regions of Karakalpakstan. «Hokims (heads of administrations — ed.) and heads of law enforcement agencies of the districts reported on the measures taken to ensure the safety of citizens, strengthen law and order.The Parliament of Uzbekistan approved Mirziyoyev's decree on the state of emergency «It was noted that after yesterday's address by the head of state, the situation has stabilized and is returning to normal,» Asadov added. An illegal demonstration was held in Nukus on July 1 due to amendments to the constitution of Uzbekistan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan, public order has been restored. The next day, the authorities of the region announced that they had detained a group of organizers of the riots, which tried to seize the authorities of the region. Later, Mirziyoyev imposed a state of emergency in Karakalpakstan from July 3 to August 2, as well as a curfew from 19.00 Moscow time to 05.00 Moscow time for the specified period. The Republic of Karakalpakstan with a population of about 2 million people is located in the north-west of Uzbekistan and is the largest region of the country, occupying about 40% of its territory. In the 1990s, an agreement was signed on its entry into Uzbekistan in the status of a sovereign republic with the right to withdraw on the basis of a referendum and with two languages - Karakalpak and Uzbek. .jpg» />The President of Uzbekistan proposed to preserve the sovereignty of Karakalpakstan
