Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan will continue to firmly follow the chosen course of independent development. This is stated in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan.

 “Recently, some foreign publications, claiming to be objective and impartial in their coverage of events, continue to replicate unfounded statements by individual leaders of foreign countries regarding the expansion of the Union State and the accession of the Republic of Uzbekistan to it,” the ministry said in a statement.

“In this regard, we reiterate the inadmissibility of such provocative actions that can damage the friendly relations of Uzbekistan with foreign partners,” the Foreign Ministry notes.

"The Republic of Uzbekistan, in order to ensure the independence and sovereignty of the country, based solely on national interests, will continue to firmly follow the chosen course of independent development," the statement emphasizes.