According to the press service, Michel supported the ongoing reforms in Uzbekistan.
“In this context, the inadmissibility of destabilizing the situation in Karakalpakstan by individual destructive forces was especially noted,” the message says.
The head of the European Council expressed his condolences to the families and loved ones of those who died during the riots.
Earlier it was reported that the police had to be involved in Karakalpakstan due to a protest demonstration in Nukus.
Currently, public order has been restored on the spot, explanatory work is being carried out with citizens in order to inadmissibly violate the law.