Georgian President: 20 years ago the world was shaken by US 9/11 tragedy
"20 years ago, the world was shaken by the tragedy of 9/11", President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili says. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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"20 years ago, the world was shaken by the tragedy of 9/11", President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili says commemorating the deadliest terror attack on the United States in 2001, which has claimed nearly 3,000 lives and left thousands injured.
President Zurabishvili has tweeted:
20 years ago, the world was shaken by the tragedy of 9/11.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) September 11, 2021
20 years ago, the international community stood together to fight for global security. Georgia has and continues to do its part.
The global response to evil in our time was solidarity, a lesson we must #NeverForget.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani and Parliament Speaker Kakha Kuchava have also paid tribute to the victims of the US tragedy.
Today marks 20 years since the tragic 9/11 terrorist attacks. #September11 is a vivid reminder that terrorism must never prevail.
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) September 11, 2021
Georgia stand together w/ ???????? & our allies to promote peace & security, make the world a better, safer, place to live.#NeverForget #September11 pic.twitter.com/fX2Afgcx9x
FM Zalkaliani has tweeted:
20 yrs ago, brutal terrorist attack #9/11 took innocent lives & affected thousands. We join ???????? people in honoring victims& paying tribute to first responders. ????????stands united with intl. community to make sure such vicious act of terror will never happen again.@usingeo @SecBlinken
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) September 11, 2021
Speaker Kuchava also joined the Georgian officials:
We remember shocking tragedy of #September11 and honor the victims and survivors from that day. We also mark the resilience of the communities who stood against this barbarism, and restate our duty to uphold common values and ideals. #WeRemember911 #NeverForget
— Kakha Kuchava (@kkuchava) September 11, 2021
US President Joe Biden also says that '20 years after September 11, 2001, we commemorate the 2,977 lives we lost and honor those who risked and gave their lives'.
20 years after September 11, 2001, we commemorate the 2,977 lives we lost and honor those who risked and gave their lives. As we saw in the days that followed, unity is our greatest strength. It’s what makes us who we are — and we can’t forget that. pic.twitter.com/WysK8m3LAb
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 10, 2021
20 years ago on September 11 Al Qaeda carried out the deadliest ever terror attack on the US by hijacking four passenger planes and crashing two into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and another into a Pennsylvania field.
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