“We learned about the death of Muhammad Hosni Mubarak, the former president of the Arab Republic of Egypt, may Allah rest him, and we transmit to you, the family of the deceased and the people of friendly Egypt, condolences and sincerely grieve,” RIA Novosti quotes the text of the telegram.

Earlier, Egyptian authorities declared a three-day mourning in connection with the death of Hosni Mubarak.

The ex-president of the country died on February 25 at the age of 91.