The source commented on the position of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the events in Karakalpakstan

MOSCOW, Jul 4Moscow considers the events in Karakalpakstan an internal affair of Uzbekistan, the authorities of the republic are acting competently, the situation is under control, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti. — said the interlocutor of the agency. In the administrative center of Karakalpakstan, Nukus, on July 1, an illegal demonstration was held 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. President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev introduced 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. On Sunday, Mirziyoyev held a videoconference with all regions of Karakalpakstan. He stated that during the riots in Nukus there were casualties among the civilian population and law enforcement officers. During the conference call, it was noted that the situation in Karakalpakstan has stabilized and is returning to normal. On July 2, during a trip to Nukus, Mirziyoyev proposed to retain in the current constitution of the country the clauses on the sovereignty of Karakalpakstan, as well as on the right of the republic to secede from Uzbekistan. Deputies of the Parliament of Uzbekistan on Monday unanimously voted in favor of maintaining articles 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75 of the constitution of Uzbekistan in the current edition. % 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» />08:53Amendments to the constitution of Uzbekistan will preserve the sovereignty of Karakalpakstan