(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has joined the international community in condemning the terrorist attack perpetrated on Russia earlier this week.

In a message of condolence to the Government of the Russian Federation, through its Embassy in Georgetown, Guyana, Ambassador Lolita Applewhaite, CARICOM Secretary-General (ag) said that terrorism as committed by the bombing at the Domodedovo Airport in Moscow on 25 January 2011, was “outrageous and unjustifiable.”

The Acting Secretary-General said that the Community was in solidarity with the Government and People of the Russian Federation and the Region shared the pain and grief the country was experiencing.

She expressed confidence in the county’s ability to overcome these “trying times” with courage and time.

The full text of the message reads as follows:

On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), I wish to express deepest condolences to the Government and People of the Russian Federation and, in particular, to the families and loved ones of the thirty-five people who lost their lives and the 180 persons who were injured, following the bombing at the Domodedovo Airport in Moscow on 25 January 2011.

The Caribbean Community joins the international community in condemning such outrageous and unjustifiable acts of terrorism which continue to undermine the safety and security of all.

The Caribbean Community expresses its solidarity with the Government and People of the Russian Federation during these moments of national pain and grief, and is confident that with courage and time, the people of Russia will overcome these most trying times.

CONTACT: piu@caricom.org