Maghreb Arabe Presse (Rabat)
27 July 2011
Rabat — The Spanish, French and German governments sent messages of condolence to Morocco following the crash of a military aircraft on Tuesday near the southern city of Guelmim, leaving dozens of victims from the Royal Armed Forces.
The head of the Spanish government José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero sent a message of condolence to the prime minister Abbas El Fassi, in which he expressed, on behalf of the Spanish people and government, his heartfelt condolences and wished the wounded prompt recovery.
The spokesman for France’s foreign ministry, Bernard Valero, for his part, expressed condolences and sympathy for Morocco, saying “we were saddened by the news.”
He added, in a statement conveying solidarity expressed by foreign minister Alain Juppé to his Moroccan counterpart Taib Fassi Fihri, that “France expresses sympathy for the Moroccan authorities and people.”
Fassi Fihri also received a message of condolence from his German peer Guido Westerwelle, who expressed, on behalf of the government, heartfelt condolences to the Kingdom and solidarity with the families and the relatives of the victims.
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