President Mohamed Nasheed has sent a message of sympathy to President Dmitry A. Medvedev of Russia following the crash of a RusAir plane in northwest Russia.
President Nasheed's message to President Medvedev reads as follows:
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I was deeply saddened to learn about the crash of a RusAir plane in northwest Russia which claimed the lives of many people and injured dozens more. At this hour of national grief, the people and government of the Maldives join me in extending our profound sympathy to you, the government and the people of Russia. Our hearts go out to all those families who lost their loved ones in the accident.
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