Ilham Aliev estimated that the versions of facts put forward by Russia after the crash of a plane of the national airline on Wednesday in Kazakhstan « show[aient] clearly that the Russian side wanted to cover up the affair”. ” Admit [sa] guilt, timely apology to Azerbaijan, which is considered a friendly country, and informing the public about it, these are all measures and steps that should have been taken”he said on national television, according to the state agency Azertac.
Azerbaijani head of state declares « sav[oir] also that [l’]plane went out of control due to electronic warfare, in the skies of Grozny. At the same time, following the shooting [du] ground, the tail of the plane was also seriously damaged.
“Unfortunately, during the first three days we heard only absurd theories from Russia”he accused. Ilham Aliev estimated that the various versions of the facts put forward in Russia – collision with birds, explosion of a gas balloon in the plane – “clearly show that the Russian side wanted to cover up the affair”.
“After reviewing the flight recorders and obtaining more detailed information, a full picture of what happened will be made public”insisted Mr. Aliev. According to him, Baku made three demands on December 27: an apology, recognition of guilt and punishment of those responsible.
