Georgian foreign office sends condolences to families of victims of Yerevan explosion
The foreign office said the incident was “shocking” and expressed “solidarity” with “our Armenian friends in this difficult time”. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday extended its condolences to the families of the victims of a massive explosion that shook Yerevan on Sunday.
The foreign office said the incident was “shocking” and expressed “solidarity” with “our Armenian friends in this difficult time”.
“Our condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragedy. We wish swift and speedy recovery to all those injured and stand in solidarity with our Armenian friends in this difficult time!”, the statement said.
News about a massive explosion in #Yerevan, Armenia is shocking. Our condolences to the families & friends of the victims of the tragedy. We wish swift & speedy recovery to all those injured & stand in solidarity with our Armenian friends in this difficult time! @MFAofArmenia
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) August 14, 2022
The Armenian National Crisis Management Centre received a report on Sunday about an explosion at the Surmalu shopping centre in Yerevan.
Preliminary data said the blast was followed by a fire, with the number of injured exceeding 60, and five people dying as a result of the powerful explosion.
Georgian Maritime Transport Agency on Friday said the country’s transit corridor continued to work in an overloaded mode and despite the fact that the relevant state bodies have worked round-the-clock, the management of cargo flows has been “significantly” complicated.
Armenia has “always attached great importance” to the development and strengthening of relations with “friendly Georgia”, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday in a congratulatory message to his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Saturday discussed the former's Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative and its role in normalisation of relations in the South Caucasus region, as well as an upcoming meeting between Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart in Tbilisi.
Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan on Monday arrived in Georgia on an official visit, the Georgian Presidential Administration said.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday extended their condolences to the families of the victims of a massive explosion that shook Yerevan on Sunday.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Wednesday extended his condolences to the families of the victims of a massive explosion that shook Yerevan on Sunday.