Condolences extended to Colombia over military transport plane crash

March 27, 2026 - 22:32

President Lương Cường on March 27 sent a message of condolences to Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego following a March 23 military transport plane crash which claimed 69 lives and left many others injured.

Soldiers and rescue teams work amid the smoking wreckage of the military aircraft that crashed shortly after takeoff, March 23, in southern Colombia. — AFP/VNA Photo

HÀ NỘI — President Lương Cường on March 27 sent a message of condolences to Colombian President Gustavo Petro Urrego following a March 23 military transport plane crash which claimed 69 lives and left many others injured.

The same day, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung also extended condolences to his Colombian counterpart Rosa Yolanda Villavicencio Mapy. — VNS

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