ANKARA – The Turkish Embassy in Athens announced on Wednesday that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent messages of condolences to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, following the fatal train crash in Tempi.
In his message, Erdoğan expressed deep sadness, offered his condolences to those who lost their lives in the accident, and wished the injured a speedy recovery, the embassy added.
Additionally, the Turkish Embassy reposted the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s statement on the train accident, which stated, “We are saddened to hear of the train collision accident that occurred last night in our neighboring country Greece, in which several people lost their lives and others were injured. We express our condolences to the relatives of those who lost their lives in this tragic accident, to the Greek people and the Greek government, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery.”
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