Shavkat Mirziyoyev sends condolences to Vladimir Putin

On 25 December 2016, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent the message to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.

In his message, the Uzbek leader noted that he received news of numerous casualties in the crash of Tu-154 aircraft over the Black Sea with deep sorrow.

Uzbek leader said in his message: “Please accept my sincere condolences and ask you to convey my sympathy to the families and friends of the victims.”

A Tupolev Tu-154 plane that was carrying 92 people, including 84 passengers and eight crew members, disappeared from radar Sunday morning local time after taking off from the Adler airport.

The plane took off from Moscow and was headed to the Russian Hmeymim airbase in Latakia, Syria, where Russia has a large military presence, for a concert ahead of New Year’s Eve.