BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) — Kanat Saudabayev, the Kazakh Secretary of State and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), on Saturday offered his condolences after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash.

Saudabayev expressed his condolences to the Polish people and to the families of those killed. “I offer my deepest condolences to the Polish people and to the families of those killed in this tragic accident. Our hearts go out to you in this difficult time,” said Saudabayev.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife were among 132 people killed when his presidential plane crashed in western Russia on Saturday.

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