Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday sent a letter
of condolence to his Norwegian counterpart over July 22’s twin shooting and
bomb attacks in Oslo and a nearby island which killed at least 92 people and
wounded several more.
The outgoing premier’s condolence letter was sent to
Norwegian Prime Minster Jens Stoltenberg.
Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Priomya also offered
condolences to his counterpart Jonas Gahr St๘re, Norwegian foreign affairs
minister.
In the meantime, the Royal Thai Government strongly
condemns the attacks in Oslo and Ut๘ya Island. All forms of violence against
innocent civilians are never justified, no matter the cause, according to
the statement on the attacks in Norway published on the website of the Thai
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 24.
The Royal Thai Government expresses its profound
sympathies and condolences to the victims and the bereaved families, as well
as to the government and people of Norway.
Police said on Sunday that the suspect in Norway’s twin
attacks says he acted alone in a “cruel” but “necessary” slaughter planned
over many months, according to a news report by Agence France-Presse
(AFP).
In another related development, the Norwegian royal
couple, premier and other ministers attended a somber mass at Oslo cathedral
on Sunday in memory of the 93 victims killed in Friday’s twin attacks.
(MCOT, Agencies)
