(Central News Agency, Bucharest, Romania 5th Comprehensive Foreign Media Report) Romanian authorities said that former president Ion Iliescu died today at the age of 95. According to AFP, the Romanian government released a statement online, saying: 'We mournfully announce that Mr. Ion Iliescu, former president of Romania, has passed away.' The Romanian government expressed condolences to 'his family and all those close to him.' The statement added that details of the state funeral will be announced in the coming days. Through Google News, track Central News Agency. Ion Iliescu was hospitalized in early June this year due to lung cancer. The hospital in Bucharest that treated him said last week that Iliescu's overall condition was 'critical.' This influential political figure led this Eastern European country through the chaotic transition period from communism to democracy. His last public appearance was in 2017.