Rustam Minnikhanov expresses his condolences over the loss of passengers of Sharm el-Sheik – St. Petersburg flight

31.10.2015

On October 31, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov sent a telegram to Governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko over the loss of passengers of Sharm el-Sheik – St. Petersburg flight.

“On behalf of myself and Tatarstan citizens, please accept our deepest condolences over the plane crash in Egypt. This is a huge tragedy. The plane crash killed a large number of people. It is especially hard to bear that the plane was carrying children. We sincerely mourn, sharing the pain of an unrecoverable sorrow with the bereaved families and relatives,” the telegram says.

Tatarstan President's Press Office

Official Tatarstan

Rustam Minnikhanov expresses his condolences over the loss of passengers of Sharm el-Sheik – St. Petersburg flight