Croatian PM Expresses Condolences To Azerbaijan
Date
12/28/2024 2:11:42 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 28. Prime Minister
of the Republic of Croatia Andrej Plenković has sent a letter of
condolences to Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ali
Asadov in connection with the deaths of people as a result of the
crash of the Azerbaijan airlines passenger plane on December 25,
Trend reports via
Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Ministers.
“It is with deep sadness that I received the tragic news of the
deaths of passengers and crew members of the plane belonging to
Azerbaijan Airlines flying from Baku to Grozny on December 25.
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and on my
own behalf, I express my deepest condolences to you, the families
of the victims, and all the people affected by this tragedy. We
also wish a speedy recovery to the injured,” the letter reads.
To note, the passenger plane Embraer 190 belonging to AZAL,
which was on the Baku-Grozny route, crashed 3 kilometers from Aktau
airport on December 25.
A total of 67 people (62 passengers and 5 crew members) were on
board the plane.
Following the crash of a passenger airplane, 27 people were
admitted to the hospital. Of these, 15 were citizens of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, 8 of the Russian Federation, and 3 of the
Kyrgyz Republic. The identity of one person has not yet been
established.
Both pilots of the crew, as well as the stewardess, were lost;
two crew members survived.
On December 26, 14 victims and the bodies of four dead were
transported to Azerbaijan.
“Black box” of the plane has already been found, and procedures
are being carried out to analyze it in accordance with
international aviation conventions. At the moment, the
investigation into the causes of the crash is underway. Final
conclusions will be made after completion of all necessary research
and data analysis.
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