Kathmandu, Oct 3: Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed condolences over the loss of lives due to the severe floods and landslides in different parts of Nepal.

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to the President of Nepal Ramchandra Paudel and the Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli while the Chairperson of the upper chamber of the Russian Parliament, the Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko forwarded a similar message to the Chairperson of the National Assembly of Nepal Narayan Prasad Dahal, according to the Russian Embassy in Nepal.

Likewise the Chairman of the lower house of the Russian Parliament, the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin expressed his condolences to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal Devraj Chimire.

The Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Nepal Aleksei A. Novikov sent a letter of condolences to the Foreign Minister of Nepal Arzu Rana Deuba as well.

The national flags of Russia were lowered in the Embassy compound and at the Ambassador’s residence in Kathmandu in order to mourn the victims of the calamity, said the Russian Embassy in Nepal.