Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed condolences on the death of the Pope

Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent his condolences to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Roman Catholic Church, on the death of Pope Francis, the presidential press service reported.

It is noted that in his letter, Mirziyoyev emphasized that the Pope made a worthy contribution to the development of relations between Uzbekistan and the Vatican, strengthening interfaith and interfaith friendship, supporting people in need around the world, and widely promoting noble ideas.

The President of Uzbekistan expressed his deep condolences and sympathy to the people of the Vatican and all Catholics around the world.

For your information, Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88. He had been hospitalized a total of four times since taking over the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013. Francis underwent major abdominal surgery in 2021. He also underwent another operation in 2023 to treat scar tissue and an abdominal hernia.