President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has sent a message of ‎sympathy ‎‎to the President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Vladimir ‎Putin, ‎following tragic sinking of a Russian trawler off the Kamchatka ‎peninsula.‎

The President’s message reads as follows:‎

‎“I was deeply saddened to hear of the tragic sinking of a Russian trawler ‎off ‎the Kamchatka peninsula, causing the loss of many innocent lives ‎and injury to ‎many.”‎

‎“At this time of tragedy, the Government and the people of the Maldives ‎join ‎me in conveying our profound sympathy to Your Excellency, the ‎Government and ‎the people of Russia.”‎

‎“Please also convey our sincere condolences to the members of the ‎bereaved ‎families.” ‎