Turkey PM Says Uzbek Leader Dead But No Official Confirmation
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published September 02, 2016 | 05:10 PM
ISTANBUL, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd September, 2016) - Turkey on Friday claimed that Uzbekistan's ailing President islam Karimov, who has ruled the ex-Soviet nation for over two decades, had died but there was no confirmation from Uzbek authorities.
"Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died.
May Allah rest him in peace," Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said during a televised cabinet meeting. "As the Turkish republic, we share the sorrow of the Uzbek people," he added. An Uzbek government statement Friday had described him as being in critical condition, saying his health had worsened "sharply" following a stroke.
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