Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins conveys condolences over tragic train crash in Russia

30 Nov 2009

Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins in a letter of condolence to the Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, expressed deepest sympathy and offered words of support to the families and friends of those who lost their lives or suffered injuries in the tragic crash of the Moscow – St. Petersburg passenger train late on 27 November in Tver Oblast, Russia.


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