Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- As a result of the efforts of the Ministry of Justice and the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the participation of the competent authorities of Uzbekistan to return the property of the criminally acquired property of Gulnara Karimova, assets from France in the amount of U$10 million were returned to Uzbekistan on 14 May.

These funds have been transferred to the State budget of the Republic of Uzbekistan and will be used in a general manner.

It should be noted that all negotiations and measures for the return of assets were conducted at the official level, in accordance with the legislation of Uzbekistan and international law.

In particular, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Justice, with the participation of relevant departments, are working together with the competent authorities of Switzerland, the United States, France, the Russian Federation and other countries to return the criminally acquired assets of Gulnara Karimova in the amount of more than US$1.3 billion.

These assets are not at the disposal of Gulnara Karimova (members of her family), because they have been seized by the competent authorities of foreign states. In this regard, we recall once again that allegations that directly Gulnara Karimova or other private individuals can return property and money, as reported in some media outlets, are not true.