President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias sent a message of condolences to U.S. President Barack Obama, expressing the Greek people’s deep sorrow for the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

The President also conveyed his hopes and prayers that this would be the last time the U.S. would have to mourn victims "of irrational and horrifying violence."

Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos also expressed his condolences on the tragic event in a message to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.