It was with shock and deep sorrow that the President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, was informed of the tragic identification of the bodies of the two Cypriot students, Kyprianos Papaioannou and Anastasia Adamidou, who were on board the fatal train in Greece.
The President of the Republic expresses his sincere and deep condolences to the families of the two Cypriot students and all the victims, as well as the State's unreserved support.
On the instructions of the President of the Republic, the cost of transporting the bodies of the two young students and the return of the family members to Cyprus will be covered by the State.
The funeral of the two Cypriot students will be covered by public funds.
President Christodoulides also declared a three-day mourning period until the day of the funeral and instructed all members of the government to refrain from any public events.
(PM/MB/SX)
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