His Excellency Mr. llham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Dear Ilham Heydarovich,

Accept my deepest condolences over the death of people in a fire on an oil platform in the Caspian Sea.

We share the grief of loved ones and relatives of those who died and wish them patience.

Islam Karimov

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Tashkent, 7 December 2015