Turkish VP offers condolences to Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan

Vice President of Türkiye Cevdet Yilmaz has expressed his condolences over the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) passenger plane near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Report informs.

“I pray to God to have mercy on those who lost their lives in the crash of the AZAL passenger plane and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. I offer my condolences to the friendly and brotherly countries of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan,” the vice president wrote on X.

An AZAL aircraft operating the Baku-Grozny flight crashed near the city of Aktau, Kazakhstan. There were 67 people on board, including crew members.