Ilham Aliyev. Photo: Caliber
On 27 December, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev demanded an apology and admission of guilt for downing an Azerbaijani Airlines plane from the Russian side.
Source: Azerbaijani media outlet Caliber
Quote from Aliyev: "Firstly, Russia must apologise to Azerbaijan. Secondly, it must admit its guilt. Thirdly, the perpetrators must be punished and brought to criminal responsibility, and compensation must be paid to the Azerbaijani state, the affected passengers, and crew members. These are our conditions.
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The first of them was already fulfilled yesterday. I hope that our other conditions will be accepted. All these conditions are fair. There are no extraordinary requirements or issues here, it is based on international experience and the principles of normal human behaviour."
Background:
- During a telephone conversation with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian leader Vladimir Putin apologised for the "tragic incident" involving an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that occurred in Russian airspace but did not admit the guilt of the Russians.
- On 25 December, an Embraer aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines en route from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau, the administrative centre of Kazakhstan's Mangistau Oblast. The crash killed 38 people.
- Azerbaijan Airlines said that the crash on 25 December was caused by "physical and technical external influence".
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