Georgian Interior Minister extends condolences to families of victims of Yerevan explosion
In a letter sent to the Chief of the Armenian Police on behalf of the Georgian Interior Ministry, Gomelauri expressed support to his Armenian counterpart and wished the injured citizens a “speedy recovery”. Photo: Government Administration
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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.
In a letter sent to the Chief of the Armenian Police on behalf of the Georgian Interior Ministry, Gomelauri expressed support to his Armenian counterpart and wished the injured citizens a “speedy recovery”.
On behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, I would like to express my deep sorrow over the heavy explosion that occurred in the Surmalu shopping centre in Yerevan. Let me address you and the Armenian people at this time of sorrow to express my deepest respect and support. I would like to express my condolences to the families of those who died as a result of the tragedy and to wish the affected citizens a speedy recovery”, the letter said.
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 16 people dying as a result of the powerful explosion.
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 Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday extended its condolences to the families of the victims of a massive explosion that shook Yerevan on Sunday.
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.