TIRANA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- President of Albania Bujar Nishani on Friday expressed condolences and sorrow for the tragic loss of lives of the three Chinese miners trapped at a mine in the northeast Albanian town of Bulqiza.
The bodies of the three Chinese miners, who were trapped as a result of a hydrogen gas explosion in the chrome mine on Saturday last week, were found Thursday night after six days of intensive research.
Nishani urged the relevant institutions here to take all necessary technical measures in order to enhance miners' safety at work and prevent tragic events from repeating in the Albanian mining galleries.
"During these days I have followed the rescue operations with great attention and concern, but also with hope, but last night I received the bad news that the three miners were found dead," Nishani said in a statement. "I take this opportunity to reiterate my institutional, but also human appeal, to take all necessary technical measures so that such serious and tragic events are not repeated, and also to shed light on the causes."
