What about Azimov R.S……?

Nov 6, 2013
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Recently the Internet sites were overflew with the wave of the materials that “revealing and compromising” the eldest daughter of the President of Uzbekistan GulnaraKarimova.
Particularly, the articles that cover the process of “Gugusha”’s business-empire downfall and her so-called public punishment by her father are been issued every day. The society lioness is charged in laying contribution almost whole of the commercial sector of the republic: money laundering, corruption scandals, including international scandals with the participation of MTS and “TeliaSonera”.
The intrigue was included by the stopping of the activity of TV stations: “Forum TV”, “Markaz TV” and “NTT”, controlled by GulnaraKarimova and a number of raids to her commercial structures hold by forces. It was happened while conducting the event of art week: “Style.uz”.
The separate publications are informing that law-enforcement agencies began the inspection of funding sources of charity and cultural events of “Fund Forum”. At the same time RustamAzimov, the first prime minister appears as one who was involved in the financing of these events.
Indeed, according to the people close to the Cabinet of the Ministers, R.S.Azimov, being a supervisor of financial-economical section and head of the Ministry of Finance, took direct participation in support of GulnaraKarimova’sactivity.
For example, the allocation of funds from state budget (without any reasoning) for the arrangement of “Fund Forum” mega projects.
In order to service “boss’s” daughter R.S.Azimov initiatively, financially and morally supported her beginnings, claiming about GulnaraKarimova’s contribution to the development of modern Uzbek culture.
Normally the following question appears -why the President and law enforcement agencies are not interested in misuse of state budget? Is it appears that R.S.Azimov is “goody-goody” again?
It is not a secret that this “economist” with characteristic slyness could win head of state’s favor, primitively lying him about “brilliant achievements” of economy.
Currently, having large powers and practically managing the economy of republic, he took practically whole bankroll of the republic under his control.
At the same time, the sources close to government circles state that the investment programs attract his attention.
Particularly, while being on high-ranking posts R.S. Azimov could get in “working” contact with a number of leaders of international financial institutes in the person of Asian Development Bank, JAICA, “Eksimbank” and with bank structures of China, Korea and Japan.
In the result, he could reorientate the economical vector of Uzbekistan to Asian-Pacific region, from where many-billions credits for the implementation of large projects in different spheres of economy come.
According to the experts, nowadays the Chinese, Japanese and Korean companies the leaders of which are in “good contact” with R.S.Azimov dominate in the investment market of the Uzbekistan.
Thereby, Mr.R.S.Azimov, using presented unlimited right, have organized a profitable business in state level that let him to grab “dainty morsel” from coming foreign grants.
So, a “honest” politician for large-scale monetary reward assisted in presenting a number of contracts in chemical sphere to “CITIC”, the Chinese company, including the contract on construction of “Dekhkanabad Plant of potash fertilizers” and “Kungrad sodium plant”.
Moreover, he openly lobbied for “Mitsubishi”, Japanese company’s interests on the projectsof “Navoi heating station” construction and “Navoi chemical Plant” modernization.
For many years, he has been getting “bribe” from the following companies: «Marubeni», «Itouchu Corporation», «Toyo Engineering», «CW Singapore Pte»,«Unitech» and «POSСO» for his assistance in getting many-billions agreements in Uzbekistan.
While holding the activity “for the welfare of the country” the first prime minister have saved quite impressive capital that was estimated in 3-4 billion US dollars.
R.S.Azimov safely places the fortune gained at the expanse of Uzbek nation abroad, particularly in one of the banks of Moscow, where he and his relatives act as co-owners. He is not silly – he knows that it is unsafe to save money in Uzbek banks.
His youngest daughter Malika also lives there. She married to son of the famous Tajik oligarch IlkhamShokirov, who worked as assistant of I. Sechin, former prime minister of RF.
This pushing Tajik also entered in government circles of the Tajik President ImomaliRakhmon and assists him through R.S. Azimov to smooth over the friction that appears in the relationship with Uzbekistan.
I.Shakirov and R.S.Azimov are not just relatives but business partners and push their joint business: one in Uzbekistan, and another in Russia.
The fact that in August of 2013 I. Shakirov took attempts by the assistance of R.Azimov to get the delivery of Uzbek gas into Russian under his control also confirms the abovementioned. He had organized the meetings with the representatives of Russian firms in the “Grand Mir” hotel in Tashkent city, arranging grandiose party with the participation of famous Uzbek singers. However, according to the sources, the partners did not agree about price.
Probably, R.S.Azimov is rejoicing now, because GulnaraKarimova, the single rival who had been isolating him from presidential chair was removed from political stage.
Against the background of “discredited” Uzbek President’s daughter RustamAzimov appears as angel and as single right candidate.
However, we will hope that the President I.Karimov who did not spare his own daughter will not leave his “protégé” R.Azimov without punishment.

Jerome Royzman
 

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