Tiraspol, 12 February. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. Pridnestrovian President Vadim Krasnoselsky, Chairman of the Supreme Council Alexander Shcherba, Deputy Prime Minister Stanislav Kasap, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vitaly Ignatyev, MPs, local authorities, as well as citizens of the republic honoured the memory of those killed in the air crash in the Moscow region. Flowers and candles were put to the building of the outstation consulate of the Russian Embassy in Tiraspol.
The An-148 plane of the Saratov Airlines Moscow-Orsk crashed on Sunday a few minutes after take-off from Domodedovo Airport with 65 passengers and six crew members on board. No one survived.
Pridnestrovians perceive the tragedy that occurred on 11 February in Russia as their own. They are sympathising and sharing the pain of the loss of relatives and friends of the deceased, said the president during the mourning ceremony.
"When people die, it's a tragedy. We are part of the Russian world and empathize [with the Russian people]. All Pridnestrovians are mourning together with Russia. This is a technological catastrophe, which once again emphasizes how vulnerable people are and makes us think about the safety of citizens," said Vadim Krasnoselsky.
After the flower-laying ceremony the country's leadership left a note in the Condolence Book.
Earlier the president sent his condolences in connection with the tragic events that took place in the Moscow region, to Russia's ambassador to Moldova Farit Mukhametshin and in his person to all Russian people.
The words of condolences were also expressed by Stanislav Kasap.
"Pridnestrovie and Russia are united by common ties. Both for citizens of Russia living in Pridnestrovie and for compatriots, this is a great tragedy. We are empathising with the people of the Russian Federation, together with the relatives and loved ones of the deceased," said Stanislav Kasap.
"Those feelings experienced by families who have lost their relatives cannot be understood and evaluated in words. But empathising with each one, we are giving away bits of warmth from our own hearts, and such hearts are tens of millions in number, belonging to all Russian citizens and those who consider themselves to be part of the Russian world. And this unity of millions of hearts includes hundreds of thousands of hearts of Pridnestrovians," stressed Alexander Shcherba.
