Kyrgyzstan celebrated 25 years as an independent country with a parade in Bishkek. President Almazbek Atambaev opened festivities including a large-scale military display, amid border tensions with neighboring Uzbekistan. (RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service)
An Uzbek state TV anchor has read out an Independence Day address traditionally delivered by President Islam Karimov, who has been in hospital following a stroke that has launched conjecture about possible successors. The news follows earlier social media posts by Karimov's younger daughter, suggesting her 78-year-old father was still alive.
The fate of Uzbek President Islam Karimov remained uncertain on August 30, with no official word on his condition two days after the government announced he had been hospitalized for an undisclosed ailment.
Uzbek President Islam Karimov is receiving treatment after suffering what his daughter said was a cerebral hemorrhage. He is the only leader the country has had in 25 years of independence, and the line of succession is far from clear. (RFE/RL)
Uzbekistan is on edge after learning that Uzbek President Islam Karimov has been hospitalized after suffering what his younger daughter says was a cerebral hemorrhage. Who would, or could, replace the only leader the country has had since it became independent in the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?
Uzbek President Islam Karimov, whose recent hospitalization for an undisclosed illness has been shrouded in mystery, is being treated in an intensive care unit after suffering a "brain hemorrhage," according to a statement posted on his younger daughter's verified Instagram account.
Uzbekistan’s Cabinet of Ministers has said President Islam Karimov has been hospitalized and was receiving “necessary medical treatment” in Tashkent.
Uzbekistan has claimed a disputed part of the border with Kyrgyzstan as "Uzbek territory," adding that four Kyrgyz citizens detained there "were illegally present in Uzbekistan."
Kyrgyz authorities say negotiations are under way with officials in neighboring Uzbekistan to secure the release of four Kyrgyz nationals detained by Uzbek police in a disputed border area abutting the two Central Asian states.
Kyrgyz authorities say Uzbek border guards have entered disputed territory along their shared border in the southern region of Jalal-Abad.
Uzbekistan has temporarily closed its border with Kyrgyzstan ahead of festivities marking the 25th anniversary of the country's independence.
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