Key Topics in Putin’s Meeting with Aliyev
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, quoting RIA Novosti via Mehr News Agency, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. During their discussion, Putin proposed that Aliyev initiate a meeting to discuss the examination into the crash of the Azerbaijani airline Azal’s aircraft. He expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragedy.
Putin added that Moscow will provide all possible assistance for Azerbaijan’s investigation into the crash according to existing agreements. He identified one cause of the accident as Ukrainian drone activity in the airspace at that time.
The Russian president further stated that Russia will make every effort to compensate for damages resulting from the Azal plane crash.