Georgian FM, parliament speaker extend condolences to families of victims of Seoul tragedy
On Saturday night an estimated 100,000 people gathered in Seoul’s nightlife district Itaewon to celebrate Halloween, as media reported there has been no known cause of the crowd crash that killed at least 153. Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-ji
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Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili and parliament speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Sunday extended their condolences to the families of the victims of a deadly crowd crush in South Korea's capital Seoul on Saturday.
In his tweet, Darchiashvili said he was “deeply saddened” by the “terrible events” and stressed Georgia stood with South Korea “at this difficult time”.
We are deeply saddened by the terrible events in #Seoul, which resulted in the tragic loss of lives. We offer our thoughts and condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. ???????? stands with ???????? at this difficult time. @FMParkJin @MOFAkr_eng
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) October 30, 2022
In his turn, Papuashvili expressed his “solidarity” to the Korean people “in this time of grief” and wished a “smooth” recovery to the injured.
My solidarity to the people of the Republic of #Korea in this time of grief and condolences to the families who lost their loved ones in horrifying #Itaewon crowd crush in #Seoul. I wish smooth recovery to the injured.
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) October 30, 2022
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