BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Botchorishvili has expressed condolences to the families of victims of the recent crash of the passenger plane, en route from Baku to Grozny, near Aktau, during a phone talk with her Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, a source in the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan told TurkicWorld.
Botchorishvili also wished patience to the friendly Azerbaijani people.
Bayramov thanked the friendly Georgian side for the support provided during such a difficult day for Azerbaijan.
The tragedy occurred on December 25, when an Embraer 190 plane operated by AZAL, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed just 3 kilometers from Aktau Airport.
The Embraer 190 was carrying 67 people, including 62 passengers and five crew members.
In the aftermath of the crash, 27 people were hospitalized. Among them, 15 are citizens of Azerbaijan, eight are from Russia, and three are from Kyrgyzstan. The identity of one individual remains unknown.
Of those hospitalized, 11 are being treated in intensive care, 13 in the trauma ward, two in the neurosurgery ward, and one in the surgical ward. They are under the care of experienced doctors from Kazakhstan, as well as specialists sent from Azerbaijan and Russia. All patients have received prompt and specialized medical and psychological support.
The crash claimed the lives of both pilots and a flight attendant. Two other crew members survived.
December 26 has been declared a day of mourning in Azerbaijan.
