Norway offers help to RI victims

Norway offers help to RI victims

INDONESIA: Norway sent its heartfelt condolences to Indonesia and
its President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and to the victims of
Sunday's terrible disaster, which killed several thousand people
in Aceh and North Sumatra provinces in Indonesia, the Norwegian
Embassy said in a press release sent to The Jakarta Post on
Monday.

"On behalf of myself and the Norwegian people, I send you my
heartfelt condolences and ask you to convey my deepest sympathy
to the bereaved and to others afflicted by the disaster,"
Norwegian King Harald R said in a letter sent to President
Susilo.

In a separate letter to President Susilo, Norwegian Prime
Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik offered assistance to the
Indonesian government.

An earthquake wreaked havoc, followed by a massive tsunami
that pounded dozens of towns and villages in Indonesia and other
countries. -- JP