Condolences extended to Colombia over military transport plane crash

State President Luong Cuong on March 27 sent a message of condolences to Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego following a March 23 military transport plane crash which claimed 69 lives and left many others injured.

Colombia’s military transport plane with 125 people on board crashed shortly after taking off on March 23. (Photo: XINHUA/VNA)
Colombia’s military transport plane with 125 people on board crashed shortly after taking off on March 23. (Photo: XINHUA/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – State President Luong Cuong on March 27 sent a message of condolences to Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego following a March 23military transport plane crash which claimed 69 lives and left many others injured.

The same day, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung also extended condolences to his Colombian counterpart Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy./.

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