The Albanian flag was flown at half mast on Sunday in state and public institutions of the country, as by a government decision March 5 was declared a day of national mourning in Albania. Albania in memory of the victims of the railway accident in St. Tempe.

Prime Minister Edi Rama wrote on his personal Facebook account that “the tragedy in Greece is our tragedy, and the pain for lost lives is also our pain…”.

In many cities of the country, the townspeople lit candles in memory of those killed in Tempi. In Koritsa, the inhabitants of the city lit candles at the metropolitan church, the same thing happened in the city of Agia Saranda.

Hundreds of Greeks and Albanians, students, teachers and ordinary citizens came out to the courtyard of the community school Dervitsani to light a candle and pray for those who died in Tempi.

Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania

A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: “A heartfelt thank you to the Government of Albania, its state and public institutions and diplomatic missions, which honored the memory of the victims of the tragic train derailment in Tempi by flying their flags at half-mast on this day. mourning.”

Warm thanks #AlbaniaThe government, state and public institutions and diplomatic missions of Russia paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the tragic train collision in #Tempi half-mast their flags on this day of mourning. Sincere condolences to the families and loved onesof the victims pic.twitter.com/40VZZroBCn

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@GreeceMFA) March 5, 2023

“Sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims from Albania,” the Foreign Ministry added.

^{With information from APE-MPE}