Alisher Kadyrov, leader of the Central Council of the democratic party "National Revival", shared his thoughts on teaching children foreign languages, particularly Russian.
***One of our compatriots of Russian origin asked me why I am a Russophobe. My answer is simple: I am by no means a Russophobe! I admit that I am a sovietophobe!
Russia is our big and powerful neighbour. Of course, we are interested in good neighbourliness, common interests and the development of cooperation with Russia. Naturally, we do not think alike on certain issues and goals, agreement on them and finding middle ground depends on the ability of the authorities empowered by the people,’ Alisher Kadyrov said.
The National Revival party also spoke about Russian-Ukrainian relations. In any case, Uzbekistan is doing the right thing, taking into account its interests. Any war ends with an agreement. ‘Smart management does not enter into war’, he said.
He said the agreements reached during the Russian president's visit to Uzbekistan served the country's interests.
As for the Russian language ...
I have never denied that learning Russian is very useful for our youth, along with learning English, Chinese, Arabic and Persian, and I will not deny it again.
My proposal is simple and clear: children should not be taught from childhood any language other than their native and state language. Let our compatriots of other nationalities learn the value of their native language, let them learn the state language to live well in Uzbekistan, which they consider their homeland, that's all.
If a person learns the desired foreign language from secondary school, it will only benefit his or her personal development and the development of the country.
I have no doubt that the agreements reached during the Russian president's visit to Uzbekistan will serve Uzbekistan's interests. In difficult times, actions that correspond to the interests of our people, regardless of anyone's opinion, are one of the most important reasons for us to support the domestic and foreign policy of the head of state,’ Alisher Kadyrov said.
Before that, Alisher Kadyrov proposed to reduce the use of the Russian language in education and on television. At the time, he noted that Russian is disproportionately used in education and on television among Russian citizens, who make up less than 3 per cent.
In mid-February, Sherzodkhon Qudratkhoja, rector of the University of Journalism and Mass Communications, said in an interview with the Alter Ego project that those who do not know the language of the country they live in are ‘occupiers or idiots.’ Shortly afterwards, Rossotrudnichestvo announced that it had ceased all communication with him.
***Edited for clarification
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