Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan for his words of solidarity and support.

According to Armenpress, Chancellor Kurz responded to Prime Minister Pashinyan’s note with the following tweet: “Thank you very much for your kind words of solidarity and support! This means a lot to us in these difficult times. Austria will not be intimidated by such horrific acts of terror. Together we will defend our open societies and democratic values.”

On November 2, a group of armed men fired gunshots in six different places in Vienna. One of the attacks was on a synagogue where an anonymous person fired a few gunshots and bombed himself. Overall, four people were killed, and more than ten people were wounded. The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared that what happened in Vienna is a terrorist act. The gunner in Vienna was a supporter of ISIS. Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz called on citizens of Vienna to stay home and mentioned that Austria will fight against terrorism through all methods.

Prime Minister Pashinyan had written the following: “Our prayers are with the people of Austria. Nagorno-Karabakh [(Artsakh)] has been fighting against the Azerbaijani-Turkish terrorist tandem for over a month now. I share the grief of the people of Austria, wish patience to the families of the victims, and a speedy recovery to those wounded.”