Minister Shahid sends a message of condolence to the Foreign Minister of Tanzania
Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid has sent a message of condolence to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania Dr. Stergomena Lawrence Tax, following the plane crash in Lake Victoria yesterday, which killed 19 people.
Minister’s message reads as follows:
"It was with deep shock and sorrow that I received the news of the plane crash that occurred on 6 November 2022 in Lake Victoria in Tanzania, in which several passengers and crew are believed to have perished.
During this time of national distress, the Government and the people of Maldives extend our profound condolences and sympathies to Your Excellency, the Government and the people of Tanzania.
Please also convey our deepest condolences to the members of the bereaved families."