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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9977

16 September 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/uzbekistan
Tashkent “has nothing to learn from EU” when it comes to human rights, says Uzbek foreign minister

Brussels, 15/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - Uzbekistan hopes to deepen its relations with the EU but is not ready to receive any “lessons” from Europeans when it comes to human rights, rule of law and fundamental freedoms, said Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov on Monday. Addressing the press after the EU-Uzbek Cooperation Council held on 14 September in Brussels, Mr Norov did not mince his words in saying that Tashkent is only interested in a “partnership between equals” and that it...

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