
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday offered his “deepest condolences” to Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro and “the people of Portugal” following the death of 17 people after the derailment of a funicular tram in Lisbon which killed 17 people.
He described the incident as “tragic”, and said, “our thought are with the victims, their families, and all those affected as we stand in solidarity with Portugal”.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Constantinos