Azerbaijanis living abroad expressed condolences in connection with the plane crash that occurred near Aktau.
This was reported to Day.Az by the State Committee for Work with Diaspora.
“The news that on December 25, the passenger plane “Azerbaijan Hava Yollary”, operating a flight from Baku to Grozny, crashed, resulting in tragic deaths, deeply shocked us – Azerbaijanis living abroad. May Allah rest the souls of the victims, we express our deepest Condolences to their families and loved ones, we wish the victims a speedy recovery. We express confidence that our state is under the leadership of the President. Ilham Aliyeva will investigate the causes of the incident and take appropriate measures.
Throughout history, our people, thanks to unity, have overcome all difficult moments with honor. We, Azerbaijanis living abroad, declare that on this tragic day, as always, we stand with our people and state. May the Almighty protect our people!” the statement says.
Let us remind you that today an Embraer 190 passenger plane flying on the Baku-Grozny route crashed 3 km from Aktau airport. The Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan reported that there were 37 Azerbaijani citizens on board the plane that crashed in the city of Aktau.
“According to preliminary data, there were 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, 6 citizens of Kazakhstan, 3 citizens of Kyrgyzstan, and 16 citizens of Russia on board the plane,” the ministry said in a statement.
According to AZAL, there were 62 passengers, 5 crew members and a total of 67 people on board the Embraer 190 flight from Baku to Grozny that crashed in the city of Aktau.
In connection with the plane crash on December 26, mourning was declared in Azerbaijan.