President of Belarus visits tomb of Islam Karimov

Interim President and Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev welcomed the Belarus President at Samarkand Airport.

Alexander Lukashenko laid flowers at the tomb of Islam Karimov in Hazrat Hizr cemetery near the Shah-i-Zinda memorial complex and paid tribute to the first President of Uzbekistan.

Later, Alexander Lukashenko visited the Palace of Forums, where he laid a wreath at the photo of Islam Karimov.

There Belarus President talked to Islam Karimov’s widow Tatyana Karimova and expressed his condolences to her family.