DUSHANBE, January 23 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today expressed condolences and sympathies upon the death of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia.

In his cable of condolences sent to new Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, Tajik leader noted, “we have learnt with sadness of the passing of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz.”

“We lost the dear brother of the Tajik people and all Muslim peoples, who did a great service to the whole Muslim Ummah,” the cable says.  

President Rahmon extended his condolences to the bereaved family of King Abdullah, the Government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."