Georgia receives condolences after deadly blast in Tbilisi
Georgian flags are flying at half staff at the Georgian embassies abroad.Photo: Embassy of Georgia to Austria.
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Georgia has received condolences from foreign officials and states in the wake of a deadly blast in Tbilisi yesterday which claimed four lives and left eight others injured.
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry expressed its condolences to the loved ones of the victims following the deadly gas explosion.
We express our condolences to the loved ones of the victims following the deadly gas explosion in #Tbilisi. We wish full and speedy recovery to all who are injured. ???????????????? @MFAgovge https://t.co/77oKNRSQ84
— Lithuania MFA (@LithuaniaMFA) January 17, 2019
Ambassador of Lithuania to Georgia Giedrius Puodziunas called the explosion “terrible”.
Our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the terrible accident in #DidiDighomi #Tbilisi. @MFAgovge @LithuaniaMFA https://t.co/jnV40z4eOC
— Giedrius Puodziunas (@Puodziunas_G) January 16, 2019
The UK Ambassador to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith writes that “he is deeply saddened” by last night’s tragic accident in an apartment block in Didi Digomi district of Tbilisi.
Deeply saddened by last night’s tragic accident in an apartment block in Didi Dighomi, #Tbilisi. Heartfelt condolences to the families and relatives of those who lost their lives. Wishing a speedy recovery to those injured.
— Justin McKenzieSmith (@JustinMcKenzieS) January 17, 2019
The Embassy of Italy in Georgia also tweeted about the explosion.
Our deepest condolences to ???????? and to the families affected by the terrible explosion in #Tbilisi @Zourabichvili_S @GovernmentGeo @MFAgovge @TbilisiCity @BakhtadzeMamuka @DZalkaliani @kakhakala
— Italy in Georgia (@ItalyinGeorgia) January 17, 2019
Today is a day of mourning in Georgia.
????????n #flag over @Vienna_Emb building is flying half-staff today in honor of victims of the blast in residential building in #Tbilisi that left 4 people dead and 8 injured. Embassy expresses heartfelt condolences to families of victims and wishes speady recovery to those injured. pic.twitter.com/H2lYvccjMH
— Embassy of Georgia in Austria/Mission to the OSCE (@Vienna_Emb) January 17, 2019
Armenian PM Nikol Pashiniyan has sent a letter to the Georgian PM, where he expressed his sorrow regarding the tragic incident, the Armenian Embassy to Georgia reports.
US Embassy to Georgia also expressed the condolences via its official Twitter account:
Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia also made comments on Tbilisi blast to Georgian media:
Georgian flags are flying at half staff at the Georgian embassies in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, South Africa, Qatar, Kuwait, Netherlands, Korea, India, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Moldova, Ireland, Latvia, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Slovenia, Ukraine, Austria, China and in New York.
On January 17th @GovernmentGeo declared mourning day due to gas explosion accident which occurred yesterday in #Tbilisi, claimed the lives of our citizens, icluding children and injured dozens. Our deepest condolences to the members of the families. @MOFAkr_eng @MFAgovge pic.twitter.com/RmGNuv95Fz
— Otar Berdzenishvili (@OtariB) January 17, 2019
The Georgian Ambassador to Korea wrote that he is “deeply saddened by the tragedy”.
Condolences have also been received from Estonia.
Our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the victims in the deadly gas explosion in Tbilisi, #Georgia. We wish a speedy recovery to those injured in this tragic event.
— Estonian MFA (@MFAestonia) January 17, 2019