U.S. President Joe Biden tweeted his condolences today following the train crash in Greece that killed at least 46 people.
“On behalf of the American people, Jill (née Biden, First Lady) and I offer our deepest condolences to the families of the victims,” Joe Biden wrote.
“We wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” the American president added.
On behalf of the American people, Jill and I extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic train accident in Greece.
We wish the injured a speedy and full recovery.
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 2, 2023
It is noted that their condolences to Greece in connection with the railway tragedy in Tempemany foreign leaders said yesterday.
Leaders who expressed their support include Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Chinese President Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Erdogan’s message of condolences to Sakellaropoul and Mitsotakis
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent telegrams of condolences to President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. According to the Turkish Embassy in Greece, President Erdogan in his message expressed deep regret over the railway accident, expressed condolences to those killed in the accident and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
Also in another post, he quotes a report from the Turkish Foreign Ministry about the train crash. “We are saddened to learn of a train collision last night in neighboring Greece, which left several people dead and others injured. We express our condolences to the families and friends of those killed in this tragic accident, the Greek people and the Greek government, and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.”
Edi Rama: We feel the pain of our dear neighbors
The Albanian Prime Minister also expressed his regret over the tragic train accident in Tempi. Eddie Ramaby posting it on Twitter. “We feel the pain of our dear neighbors at such a difficult time for their people and join them in prayers and condolences to the families of the victims,” writes the Albanian Prime Minister.
Edi Rama expressed his sincere condolences by telephone to Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on the occasion of the Tempe railway accident. For his part, Nikos Dendias thanked the Prime Minister of Albania for expressing solidarity in the face of this tragedy.
Message of condolences from the President of China
President of China Xi Jinping sent a message to the President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, in which she expressed sincere condolences to the victims, support for the grieving families and wishes for a speedy recovery to the victims.
In a related message, Chinese Ambassador to Greece Xiao Juncheng said he was shocked and saddened by the major train accident that occurred last night in Tempi near Larissa. On behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Greece, the Chinese Ambassador expresses his deepest condolences for the dead and wishes courage to the victims and their families.
In a separate message, the Chinese Embassy extends sincere condolences and wishes courage to the families and friends of the victims of the tragic train collision in Tempi. “We sincerely wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” he added.
A message of support and condolences to Greece from Soltz
“We mourn with our Greek friends and our thoughts are with the victims and their families,” the Chancellor tweeted. Olaf Soltz, referring to the “terrifying news of a tragic train accident in Greece”. “We wish our Greek friends good health during these difficult times,” concludes Mr Soltz.
Deputy Minister of Housing, Urban Development and Construction Søren Bartol, who is also the chancellor’s representative to the Greco-German Assembly, expressed his condolences for the tragedy of the train also in a Twitter post. “I am shocked by the horrifying events. My thoughts are with the dead, their families, the wounded and the Greek people, to whom I express our deepest condolences,” Mr. Bartol says in his message and accompanies his post with a photo of the waving Greek flag.
Macron: France is on the side of the Greeks
The sadness, but also the solidarity of France, was expressed by the President of France in connection with the tragic railway accident in Tempe. Emmanuel Macron. In a statement released by the Elysee Palace, Macron says “my thoughts are with the families of the victims of the tragic accident” and that “France is on the side of the Greeks.”
Meloni: Sadness and emotions over the terrible train accident in Greece
The press release of the Italian Prime Minister emphasizes that “the Prime Minister of Italy Georgia Meloni wants to express to the Greek people and the government of Athens its deep sadness and emotion over the terrible train accident of last night.”
“From the Italian government, our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wishes for a speedy recovery to all those affected,” the message says.
N. Christodoulidis’ condolences to the families of the victims
I express my shock and deep sorrow in connection with the tragedy that occurred in Greece with a collision of trains, as a result of which dozens of people died, the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, said in a written statement. In the same statement, Mr. Christodoulides said: “I express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims, the Greek people and the government of the country.”
Source: Kathimerini
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