The President of the Republic addressed a message of condolences to the Heads of State of The Netherlands, Malaysia and of all the countries affected, and to the families of the victims of the Malaysian Airlines aircraft crashed in the Ukraine.

Following is the text of the message from the President of the Republic:

“I was deeply shocked and dismayed when I received the dreadful news of the crash of the Malaysian Lines aircraft occurred yesterday in the Ukraine and of the tragic loss of such a large number of victims.
I address my most heartfelt condolences to the Heads of State of The Netherland, Malaysia and of all the affected countries, and to the families that suffered the oain of human losses.

Aníbal Cavaco Silva”