The mass media reports this night on the alleged death of Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov have not been confirmed, the Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
"We know that there were different reports that have not been confirmed. That’s why we don’t have any new information now. We can only say at the moment that those overnight reports on Karimov’s death have not been confirmed, we proceed from this," TASS cited Peskov as saying.
Peskov added that "it would be wrong for the Kremlin to give any details on the health condition of Uzbekistan’s head of state."
He stressed that Russia’s contacts with Uzbekistan are constantly held via diplomatic and other channels. "We have very substantive bilateral relations," Peskov said.
