Mirziyoyev expressed condolences over the murder of Russian General Kirillov.

The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, extended his condolences following the murder of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Defense Forces, for which a citizen of Uzbekistan is suspected, according to the Kremlin press service.

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"It is emphasized that Uzbekistan firmly condemns this cowardly terrorist act," - it is stated in the statement.

Mirziyoyev also highlighted the intention to continue close cooperation between the special services of the two countries in the fight against terrorism. During his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, he congratulated him on the successful conduct of the live Q&A session and the large press conference at the end of the year.

Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to further develop mutually beneficial Russian-Uzbek ties across all areas.

Let us recall that the murder of General Kirillov occurred on December 17 of this year.

One of the suspects at this moment is a citizen of Uzbekistan.

According to the investigation, he was promised $100,000 and relocation to one of the European countries for carrying out the terrorist act.

Kirillov was involved in the creation and adoption of the heavy flamethrower system TOS-2 "Tosochka." Under his leadership, specialists from the Russian Ministry of Defense, together with NPO "Sintol," developed a set of reagents for the detection of RNA of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus using real-time PCR in February 2020.