The letter says: “I was deeply saddened to hear the news of numerous casualties as a result of the plane crash at Kazan airport.
On behalf of the Azerbaijani people and on my own, I offer my deep condolences to You, families and relatives of the dead and the Russian people.”
The head of State also offered condolences to President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.
“I was deeply saddened to hear the news of tragic death of your son Irek in the plane crash at Kazan airport. On behalf of the Azerbaijani people and on my own, I offer my deep condolences to You, families and relatives of the dead,” says the letter.
50 people reportedly died as a result of the accident.