U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan: Karakalpakstan, Mirziyoyev, Democracy

In an exclusive interview with the Voice of America (VOA), new U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Jonathan Henick laid out his priorities as well Washington and Tashkent's mutual goals. Henick so far sees a new Uzbekistan yet stresses that the progress the Uzbek people and the international community want in the country will take a long time, including democratic reforms and eradicating corruption. "We want to see Uzbekistan continue to strengthen as a democracy and respect human rights," Henick told VOA's Navbahor Imamova. "We don't have a particular vision for how Uzbekistan should go about this. That's up to Uzbekistan and Uzbek people to decide."