On October 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Aliyev met in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
Headquarters reporterHaving been informed that during the talks, Putin proposed to Aliyev to start the talks to discuss the air crash in Azerbaijan last year,He also apologized for the tragic incident on an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Russian airspace and once again expressed his most sincere condolences to the families of the victims.
Putin said,The incident occurred as three Ukrainian drones entered Russian airspace at the same time in the air.。The Russian air defense system fired two missiles. Although they did not directly hit the Afghan Airlines aircraft, they exploded several meters away from the aircraft.At the time, the Russian ground department had proposed an emergency landing at the Malaysian airport in the Russian territory, but the crew decided to return to the airport.
Putin said,The aircraft was not directly damaged by the missile explosion, but the missile munitions.。Russia will conduct a legal evaluation of the actions of all persons responsible for the air crash. At the same time, an objective assessment of the air crash should be made and the truth should be announced.
Putin stressed that Russia will take all necessary measures in the matter of compensation for passenger aircraft crashes with Azerbaijan Airlines. Putin said at the same time that it will take time to fully complete the relevant work on the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft.
Aliyev said he thanked Putin for the information on the investigation of the cause of the crash, and thanked Putin for his personal inquiries and control of the investigation of the crash, and believed that the relevant investigation of the crash would be conducted objectively.
Aliyev said that relations between the two countries are developing well not only in the economic and trade field, but in many fields, especially in the rapid development of bilateral trade.
According to Central Television News, on December 25, 2024, an Azerbaijani Airlines plane flying from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grodni, Russia crashed in the vicinity of the western city of Akhva, Kazakhstan, with a total of 62 passengers and five crew members on board, 38 of whom died.
Edited|Ho Siu Tao To Hang Fung