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Uzbekistan to continue Karimov’s reforms

Uzbekistan Materials 9 September 2016 11:23 (UTC +04:00)
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who was appointed as Uzbekistan’s acting president, believes that his main task is to continue the policy pursued by the country’s first President Islam Karimov who passed away Sept.2.
Uzbekistan to continue Karimov’s reforms

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Sept. 9

By Demir Azizov – Trend:

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who was appointed as Uzbekistan’s acting president, believes that his main task is to continue the policy pursued by the country’s first President Islam Karimov who passed away Sept.2.

Mirziyoyev was appointed the acting president by a decision of a joint meeting of the Senate and the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan’s Parliament Sept. 8.

“I believe that in this responsible period, my main task is to continue the policy effectively pursued by Uzbekistan’s first President Islam Karimov throughout 25 years for intensifying the democratic reforms and reformations in political, economic and social spheres,” he said.

The acting president pointed out that first of all, it is necessary to maintain peace and tranquility, to even more strengthen the interethnic and interreligious harmony, atmosphere of mutual respect and goodness in the society.

Aside from that it is necessary to strengthen the lawfulness, the rule of law, strict compliance with citizens’ rights and freedoms, he added.

Mirziyoyev also emphasized the necessity of fully strengthening the state security, ensure peace and tranquility for every citizen.

“One of the most important priorities is to continue the structural reforms in economy and ensure its competitiveness,” said the acting president.

He noted that under the conditions of considerable slowdown in the global economic growth, decrease in external demand, lower world prices for the most important export goods, it is necessary to strengthen the work on intensifying the reforms in economy and fulfill the priority tasks set by Islam Karimov.

Mirziyoyev urged to focus on the implementation of such priority tasks as ensuring the further strengthening of macroeconomic stability and maintaining the high economic growth rates achieved in recent years.

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