VLADIMIR POUTINE A TRANSMITTED HIS CONDOLENCES TO PORTUGUESE LEADERS A
THE OCCASION OF A TRAGEDIE








LISBON, March 5.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Vitali Mirny).  The Russian
Minister for the emergency Situations Serguei Choigou who pays a visit
has Lisbon has temoigne with the Portuguese leaders, in the name of
president Vladimir Poutine and of the Prime Minister Mikhail
Kassianov, the condolences has the occasion of the tragedie which took
place Monday morning in the North of the country or have peri 77
people.

Misfortune east arrives Monday in the area of Between-bone-Rios, in
the North of Portugal, or imperial of excursion and two cars are
tombees some 50 meters height following the collapse of a bridge.

Serguei Choigou is has Lisbon or it takes part in the work of the
Joint Committee of economic, industrial co-operation and technique
between Russia and Portugal, from which he is a president of the
Russian part.