To the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani

29 May 2012, 13:00

Your Highness,

I have been deeply saddened by the news of numerous casualties, including children, in the wake of a fire at a shopping center in Doha.

I extend my condolences to you, families and friends of those killed, and all the people of Qatar over this tragedy on my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan, and wish a speedy recovery to those injured.

Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, 29 May 2012