Azerbaijani president offers condolences to Russian counterpart

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev over the crash of an express train in his country which caused loss of life.

“The news of a great loss of life as the result of the crash of the Nevsky Express train was a source of great sorrow to me,” the President said in his letter.

“On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I offer sincere condolences and sympathies to you, families and friends of the dead, and wish speedy recovery to the injured,” President Ilham Aliyev said.

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