Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, has expressed heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Türkiye following the tragic military plane crash in Georgia.
In a message shared on X (formerly Twitter), Minister Herath stated:
“Heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Türkiye on the tragic loss of military personnel in Georgia. Sri Lanka stands with Türkiye in this time of sorrow.”
According to Turkish authorities, 20 soldiers were killed when a C-130 military transport plane crashed in Georgia on Tuesday while en route from Azerbaijan to Türkiye. The wreckage was discovered scattered across a grassy hillside, and officials confirmed that all but one of the victims’ bodies have been recovered.
Ankara has yet to announce the official cause of the crash. However, Turkish and Georgian authorities have begun a joint investigation into the incident, which marks Türkiye’s deadliest military aviation disaster since 2020.
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