Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry issues statement on Batumi tragedy

The news on collapse of a seven-story building in Batumi city of Georgia very saddened us, - reads the statement posted on the official Twitter page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan.

The Foreign Ministry expresses solidarity with Georgia.

"The news on collapse of a seven-story building in Batumi city of Georgia very saddened us. We present our heartfelt condolences to the families of victims of the deadly incident & wish speedy recovery to all injured. Expressing solidarity with friendly Georgia", - reads the statement.

We would like to remind you that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia has detained 3 people in connection with the residential building collapse in Batumi.

According to the agency, Zaur Budatov, the owner of one of the apartments on the first floor of the residential building, hired 2 people for repair works in the apartment. According to MIA, under the direction of the apartment owner and in gross violation of safety rules, construction and renovation works were carried out in the apartment, which led to the collapse of one of the entrances of the apartment building.

6 people died as a result of the collapse of a part of a residential building in Batumi. One person rescued from the rubble and taken to the hospital is in critical condition.