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Open letter to Czech President Miloš Zeman on the upcoming visit of Uzbek President Islam Karimov
Dear President Miloš Zeman,
We are writing to express our surprise and deep concern that you have invited Uzbekistan’s president, Islam Karimov, on an official visit to Prague on 20-22 February.
As the leader of one of the most repressive governments in the world, President Karimov is not someone we would expect to be invited for such meetings. In fact, he is rightly shunned by most western leaders, particularly after the Andijan massacre of 2005, in which his security forces shot into crowds of mostly peaceful protestors in that city, killing hundreds.
Dear reader!
Give you the answer Czech President Milos Zeman’s to open letter international and media organizations, journalists, which was published on our website on Wednesday, February 12.
Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your open letter and I answer by the open letter too.
First of all, you’re wrong in the very first sentence of your open letter. Uzbek President Islam Karimov was invited by my predecessor and is a matter ofdiplomatic courtesy that the new president assumes obligations of its predecessor. I did not see you were protesting against the visit of Vaclav Klaus in Uzbekistan.
Second, President Islam Karimov recently held talks with senior officials of the European Union in Brussels. I did not think you were protesting against the visit.
Third, the United States evaluated Uzbekistan as an ally in the fight against Islamic terrorism. I did not think you protested against this American view protested.
I wish you more awareness and less hypocrisy.
Sincerely,
Miloš Zeman
Czech Republic: Disinvite Repressive Uzbek Leader
President Should Insist on Tashkent’s Need to Make Rights Improvements.
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
(Prague) – President Miloš Zeman of theCzech Republic should cancel his invitation for an official visit by Uzbekistan’s authoritarian leader Islam Karimov, 31 organizations said on February 10, 2014, in an open letter to President Zeman. The groups include trade unions, investors, and rights groups from the Czech Republic, Uzbekistan, and several other countries.
