Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has postponed a visit to Central Asia this week because of the death of Pope Francis.
The Italian news agency ANSA said Meloni’s trip to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan was originally scheduled for Friday to Sunday but will be rescheduled.
Kazakhstan previously said Meloni would visit the country this coming weekend at the invitation of President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and that Astana would host the first-ever Central Asia–Italy summit on Sunday.
Francis died on Monday at age 88 and his funeral will be held on Saturday.