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Thursday, 19 May 2005
OPPOSITION TAJIK ISLAMIC PARTY OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON RECENT UNREST IN UZBEKISTAN
By empty (5/19/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
In a published interview, opposition Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan Deputy Chairman Muhiddin Kabiri stated that the recent unrest in Uzbekistan was caused by internal social and economic problems and a lack of political freedom. Kabiri criticized Russia for attempting to \"link the Uzbek unrest to Islamic fundamentalists\" and condemned \"the West for relying on authoritarian regimes as guarantors of stability in Central Asia.\" Commenting on ways to stabilize the region, he added that \"the legalization of the activities of Islamic political parties in any of the Central Asian countries would make it possible to reduce the influence of radical sentiment and the emergence of all kinds of extremist currents.
In a published interview, opposition Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan Deputy Chairman Muhiddin Kabiri stated that the recent unrest in Uzbekistan was caused by internal social and economic problems and a lack of political freedom. Kabiri criticized Russia for attempting to \"link the Uzbek unrest to Islamic fundamentalists\" and condemned \"the West for relying on authoritarian regimes as guarantors of stability in Central Asia.\" Commenting on ways to stabilize the region, he added that \"the legalization of the activities of Islamic political parties in any of the Central Asian countries would make it possible to reduce the influence of radical sentiment and the emergence of all kinds of extremist currents.\" (Asia-Plus)