Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the recent plane crash near Moscow.

“I was deeply shocked by the news of a plane crash near Moscow, which resulted in numerous casualties,” Ilham Aliyev said in his letter. “On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I express my sincere condolences to you, the families and friends of the deceased, and to all the people of Russia,”.