Voorzitter Europees Parlement condoleert Oekraïne na mijnramp (en)

Met dank overgenomen van M. (Martin) Schulz, gepubliceerd op vrijdag 29 juli 2011.

The President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek i made the following statement following the explosion in Suhodilsk Eastern coal mine in Ukraine.

"I would like to offer my deepest condolences to the Ukrainian people, especially to the families and friends of the miners killed in the accident. Our thoughts are with those miners still missing. We give our full support to the rescue teams and those offering assistance.

Coming myself from a mining region in Poland, I know will how difficult and risky the work at the mine is and how closely knit the mining communities are."