"The Azerbaijani state has always appreciated the activities and heroism of its sons and daughters," President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at the meeting with the families of the crew members who lost their lives and the surviving flight attendants from the crash of an Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC on the Baku-Grozny route, APA reports.
"This time, too, the heroism of the crew was also acknowledged. Three of the crew members were posthumously awarded the high title of National Hero, while the two surviving crew members were also awarded high state honors. This may be a small consolation for the families who lost their loved ones, but it is also the attitude of the Azerbaijani state towards its citizens. Every deceased person is dear not only for their relatives, for their family, but also for the Azerbaijani state. And the way we promptly reacted to this, the principled manner in which we acted in this situation goes to show that the life of every Azerbaijani citizen is priceless for us and we will demand justice and the punishment of those responsible for the deaths of Azerbaijani citizens in this disaster. If timely measures had been taken to close the Russian airspace near the city of Grozny, if all the rules of ground services had been observed, as well as proper coordination between the armed forces of the Russian Federation and civilian services, this tragedy would not have happened," the President underscored.
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