Constitution

Part four. Administrative and territorial structure
and state system
Chapter 16. Administrative and territotial structure
of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Article 68. The Republic of Uzbekistan shall consist of
regions, districts, cities, towns, settlements, kishlaks and auls
(villages) in Uzbekistan and the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
Article 69. Any alteration of the boundaries of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan, regions, the city of Tashkent, as well as the formation
and annulment of regions, cities' towns and districts shall be
sanctioned by the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Chapter 17. Republic of Karakalpakstan
Article 70. The sovereign Republic of Karakalpakstan is part of
the Republic of Uzbekistan.
The sovereignty of the Republic of Karakalpakstan shall be
protected by the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Article 71. The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall have its own
Constitution.
The Constitution of the Republic of Karakalpakstan must be in
accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

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Article 72. The laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan shall be
binding on the territory of the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
Article 73. The territory and boundaries of the Republic of
Karakalpakstan may not be altered without the consent of
Karakalpakstan. The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall be independent
in determining its administrative and territorial structure.
Article 74. The Republic of Karakalpakstan shall have the right
to secede from the Republic of Uzbekistan on the basis of a nation-wide
referendum held by the people of Karakalpakstan.
Article 75. Relationship between the Republic of Uzbekistan and
the Republic of Karakalpakstan, within the framework of the
Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall be regulated by
treaties and agreements concluded by the Republic of Uzbekistan and
the Republic of Karakalpakstan.
Any disputes between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic
of Karakalpakstan shall be settled by the way of reconciliation.