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Condolence Message from PM Lee Hsien Loong to PM of the Republic of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan (May 2014)

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14 May 2014

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has conveyed a letter to His Excellency Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, to express his condolences following the tragic coal mine explosion in western Turkey on 13 May 2014.

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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has conveyed a letter to His Excellency Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey to express his condolences following the tragic coal mine explosion in western Turkey on 13 May 2014. The text of the letter is appended below. 

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14 May 2014

Dear Prime Minister Erdoğan

I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic coal mine accident in Soma, Manisa.

On behalf of the Government and people of Singapore, I offer my deepest condolences to you, the families of the victims and the people of Turkey.  Our thoughts are with you and the people of Turkey during this difficult time.

Yours Sincerely,

LEE HSIEN LOONG


His Excellency Mr Recep Tayyip ErdoğanPrime Minister
Republic of Turkey


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