3-4 years ago, in the course of the process carried out to further improve the living conditions of the Karakalpak people, I had to meet more than once with the population of the Aral Sea region, especially women.

I love these courageous, sincere, and generous people very much. Many times I witnessed the strong friendship and unity of the Uzbek and Karakalpak brothers.

The enormous creative work begun under the leadership of the Head of the state several years ago has changed the life of the people, has brought and continues to bring prosperity to every family.

It should be noted that over the past five years, the total per capita income has increased by 3.5 times. These are not just numbers, but the result of the work of these five years. The projects implemented for the socio-economic development of the Republic of Karakalpakstan serve the well-being of the Karakalpak people.

The recent riots were aimed at disrupting the big transformations, effective work on the development of Karakalpakstan. We need to act together, protect our youth from alien ideology, destructive ideas so that this does not happen again in the future.

We are one people and we will preserve the integrity of Uzbekistan together!

Gulnora Marufova,

Member of the Senate Committee of the Oliy Majlis

for Women and Gender Equality

UzA