Uzbeks and Karakalpaks are one nation. Our country, language and religion are one. We even have the same opinion. Our story is the same. Centuries could not separate us. Those who want to draw a line between Uzbeks and Karakalpaks are mistaken. We must not forget that behind the disappointments that have occurred these days, there are third forces. Uzbeks and Karakalpaks were one. It has always been. So, it will continue. Allah's decision is actually the same. If we don't get together today, tomorrow the generation will not forgive us. The spirit of our ancestors is defiled...

 

Rustam Khalmuradov,

Rector of Samarkand State University, Professor,

Member of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis