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OSCE Chairperson offers condolences, calls for investigation into tragic incident in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza Strip
3 June 2010
ASTANA, 3 June 2010 - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Kanat Saudabayev, having condemned the acts which resulted in the loss of at least nine civilians and many wounded, called for a thorough and comprehensive investigation into the tragic incident.
"I was deeply saddened to learn of the incident that occurred in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Gaza Strip and offer my sincere condolences to the families of those killed and wounded. I call for an immediate impartial and comprehensive investigation conforming to international standards, as called for in the UN Security Council statement," he said.