Aliyev expressed condolences to Putin in connection with the crash of the An-24 aircraft

The President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev expressed to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin in connection with the crash of the An-24 aircraft.

"Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, I am deeply saddened by the news of numerous human casualties as a result of the crash of the An-24 passenger plane in the Amur region. In connection with this tragedy, on my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan, I express my most sincere condolences to you, the relatives and friends of the victims," the message of condolences reads.

As reported by EADaily, earlier the representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Svetlana Petrenko said that everyone who was on board the AN-24 plane that crashed in the Amur region was killed. There were 48 people on board the plane, including children. The wreckage of the plane was found 15 kilometers from Tyndy at the place of loss of communication with the plane.