Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich,

I was deeply saddened by the news of heavy loss of life in a crash of a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane at Rostov-on-Don airport.

On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I extend my deepest condolences to you, families and relatives of those who died and the whole people of Russia.

Ilham Aliyev

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, 19 March, 2016