EU Presidency statement on the Iran Air Tours plane accident in Mashhad

Press release 337/2006
1 September, 2006

The Presidency of the European Union expresses its sincere condolences to the Government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran with regard to the tragic plane accident that took place in Mashhad, North-Eastern Iran today, 1 September 2006.

The Presidency extends its deepest sympathies to the families and friends of those killed and injured in this terrible accident.