Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev, who maintains good relations with Vladimir Putin, deplores Russia's attitude which only evokes “a tragic incident”.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused Russia Sunday to be responsible for airliner crash in Kazakhstan which left 38 dead and for wanting to conceal the causes of the accident. The Russian President Vladimir Poutine presented his excuses Saturday in Ilham Aliev for “the tragic accident” occurred Wednesday in Russian airspace when air defenses were activated, without formally recognizing Moscow's responsibility.
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“Our plane was shot down by accident”Ilham Aliev said on state television on Sunday. The device, he added, was the victim of some kind of electronic jamming and he was there shooting target as it approached the southern Russian city of Grozny. “Unfortunately, in the first three days we heard only absurd versions from Russia”denounced Ilham Aliev, citing statements which attributed the crash to birds or the explosion of a gas cylinder. “We have seen clear attempts to cover up the matter”further accused the Azerbaijani leader, who maintains close ties with Russia.
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The head of state wants Russia to recognize its guilt in the accident and to punish those responsible. Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev spoke by telephone again on Sunday, the Kremlin said. Flight J2-8243Azerbaijan Airlines which provided the link between the Azerbaijani capital Baku and Grozny, in Chechnya, crashed near the town of Aktau, in Kazakhstan. The accident caused at least 38 deaths among 62 passengers and five crew members who were on board. Four sources familiar with the preliminary results of Azerbaijan's investigation told Reuters on Thursday that Russian air defenses had shot down the plane by mistake.
