Uzbekistan Quotes

You all know that Uzbekistan is a far better side than us and that's why it would not be wise to expect anything special against them. We are just looking forward to see how we perform as a team. - Arif Khan Joy

When you look at the totality of what Uzbekistan has been doing, they've been a very valuable partner and ally in the global war on terror. - Bryan Whitman

We're interested in it because it would provide a land bridge up to Uzbekistan, which provides us, among other things, a humanitarian pathway for us to move supplies out of Central Asia and down into Afghanistan. - Tommy Franks

Well, it certainly is the Defense Department's practice to pay our bills. Uzbekistan has been a good partner in the war on terror, particularly ... with respect to our ongoing operations in Afghanistan. - Bryan Whitman

We will see over time what kind of relationship the Uzbek government wants with the rest of the world... We stand ready to have a different kind of relationship, but make no mistake: in our view our strategic security interests in the region, and our interest in promoting democracy in the region, in promoting human rights, we believe, are indivisible in the case of Uzbekistan. And that is a message that Mr. Fried sent very clearly to the Uzbek government. - Sean McCormack

We will have an opportunity to discuss in depth the key aspects of interaction between Russia and Uzbekistan with President Islam Karimov, as well as with the speakers of both houses of the Uzbek parliament. - Boris Gryzlov

We live in a regime built on force and lies. In essence, it's the same here as in Uzbekistan, except the government here is better at presenting itself to the outside world. - Isa Gambar

We intend to leave it without further discussion. We respect this request by the government of Uzbekistan. - Daniel Fried

We have had concerns about human rights in Uzbekistan... but we are concerned about the outbreak of violence, particularly by some members of a terrorist organization that were freed from prison. - Scott McClellan

We call on all governments in the region currently detaining Uzbek asylum seekers to refrain from forcibly returning them to Uzbekistan, and to recognize the right of such individuals to seek protection from persecution. - Sean McCormack