The Kremlin said on Monday it deeply regrets the illness of Uzbek President Islam Karimov who suffered a brain haemorrhage on Saturday.
Kremlin expresses deep regret over illness of Uzbek president
"Such formulation of the question is inappropriate and I repeat once again: the Kremlin wishes a quick recovery to the president of Uzbekistan,"
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The Kremlin declined to comment on whether it was concerned by a possible aggravation of the situation in Central Asia's most populous country which borders Afghanistan, in the event of Karimov's death.
"Such formulation of the question is inappropriate and I repeat once again: the Kremlin wishes a quick recovery to the president of Uzbekistan," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with journalists.
"We would like to receive only positive news about the president's health."
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