Independent reports from the country are rare.
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The statement is the first one on Karimov’s health since his youngest daughter announced on Monday that he was in a “stable” condition in intensive care after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage over the weekend.
Uzbekistan’s prime minister led the nation’s Independence Day celebration Wednesday in the capital of Tashkent as President Islam Karimov remained hospitalized.
Karimov had been scheduled to make a public appearance in Tashkent on September 1.
No government statements on his health were issued Tuesday, a day after unconfirmed reports of his death circulated.
The post says public support “means the world to us, and I am sure that your heartfelt good wishes are helping in his recovery”.
Uzbek President Islam Karimov’s daughter said on Wednesday (Aug 31) that her father was recovering from a brain haemorrhage, countering speculation that he had died.
The Fergana News Agency cited unnamed sources as saying that he had died on August 29, but other media outlets, including the Russian news agency Interfax, reported that he was still alive.
“There are no new comments”.
Information is tightly controlled in the former Soviet republic and the cabinet of ministers said on Sunday, via state media, that Mr Karimov had been “hospitalised” but gave no further details.
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As he has aged, questions have been raised both about a successor and the long-term stability of the strategically placed Central Asian country.
