POSTED: Monday January 24th 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FIFA President Blatter conveys FIFA's condolences to Russian Federation President Medvedev

Blatter reaches out to Medvedev and offers condolences to victims' families

The FIFA President, who came back last night from a three-day stay in St. Petersburg, wrote today a letter to the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitri Medvedev, in which he stated the following:
“It is with great sadness that I write to you today, having learned of the tragic passing of so many people and the many injured at the airport in Moscow. On behalf of FIFA and the worldwide football family, I wish to extend our condolences to you, to the Russian people, and, most importantly, to the victims’ families.”

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Keywords · Joseph Blatter · Sepp Blatter · Russia · bombing · Russia 2018 World Cup

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