Esteemed Dmitry Anatolyevich!
The news of heavy human loss caused by a plane crash near Petrozavodsk has been a source of great sorrow to me.
On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I offer sincere condolences to you, families and relatives of the dead and all the people of Russia.{nl}

Ilham Aliyev,
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Baku, June 21, 2011