Foreign Minister Offers Condolences on Virginia Tech

UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 000241 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OPDC MG SUBJECT: Foreign Minister Offers Condolences on Virginia Tech Shootings ¶1. On April 23, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent the embassy a copy of the letter in paragraph 2. The Ministry stated the text had been delivered to the State Department on April 20 by the Mongolian Embassy in Washington. ¶2. Begin text. Mongolia Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Minister To Dr. Condoleezza Rice Secretary of State of SIPDIS The United States of America Washington, D.C. Dear Madam Secretary, I was shocked and saddened to learn of the terrifying news of the tragic event which happened on April 16, 2007, at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. We view this rampant killing of innocent citizens and students as an insane and brutal act which cannot be tolerated in any modern society. On behalf of the Mongolian people, I would like to extend our deep condolences and sorrows to the families of the killed and injured, the students and staff of the university and all the American people. We believe and pray that such kind of tragedy will never happen again to the American people and to anyone in the world. /s/ Nyamaagiin Enkhbold, MP Ulaanbaatar, April 20, 2007 End text. Goldbeck