Iraq conveys condolences to South Korea for plane crash at Muan airport

INA-  Baghdad


The Foreign Ministry on Sunday expressed its condolences and sympathy to South Korea following the plane crash at Muan International Airport.
 
The ministry said in a statement, obtained by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): It "expresses its sincere condolences and sympathy to the government and people of the Republic of South Korea, following the tragic plane crash that occurred at Muan International Airport, which resulted in a number of victims."  
 
The statement added that "the ministry extends its sincere feelings of sympathy to the families of the victims and their families," stressing "Iraq's full solidarity with them in this tragic incident."
 
 "Iraq hopes that the South Korean people will be able to overcome this ordeal with determination and patience, and we wish a speedy recovery to the injured," he said.
 
 Earlier, South Korea announced that a passenger plane crashed while landing at Muan Airport in southwestern South Korea coming from Bangkok with 181 people on board, while media reported the death of all its passengers.