President Vladimir Putin then apologized to Ali, as Kremlin stated, “the tragic incident” over Russia, in which Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed after the Russian anti-air defense opened fire on Ukrainian drones. However, he did not say that Russia broke the plane.
Alius at a press conference in the city of Hankandi, held as part of the Global Media Forum, made it clear that he expected much more from Moscow, accusing her of inactivity after the airplane crash.
“We know exactly what happened – and we can prove it. We know that, Russian officials know what happened. The real question is the following: Why didn’t everyone answer any responsible neighbor?” Ali’s emphasized.
He added that Azerbaijan expects the incident and formally to invite responsibility, to pay victims and injured compensation families, and compensation for the expenses for the destroyed plane. “These are standard expectations within international law and good neighborly relations,” he stated.
LET J2-8243, on the route from Baku towards the capital of Chechnya, crashed near the Aktau in Kazakhstan, after being redirected from the south of Russia, where Ukrainian drons allegedly fired several cities. 38 people were killed, and 29 survived.
Relations between Moscow and Baku are seriously worse after Russian police arrested a group of ethnic Azerbaijani living in Russia, accusing them for various crimes from the past.
(Vijesti.ba / Hina)
