Azerbaijan Defense Minister expresses condolences to Turkish side

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has sent a letter of condolences to the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Türkiye, Yasar Guler and the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, Army General Metin Gurak, Report informs.

The letter says: "I am deeply saddened by the news of becoming martyrs of pilots as a result of the crash of the SF-260D type military training aircraft belonging to the fraternal Turkish Air Force in Kayseri.

Your grief is our grief too.

I pray to Almighty Allah for the repose of the souls of the dead servicemen, share the sorrow and grief of their relatives, and express my deepest condolences to their families.

May Allah rest the souls of martyrs in peace".