World leaders express condolences following AZAL flight crash

Following the tragic AZAL flight crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, several world leaders have expressed their condolences:

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif offered his heartfelt condolences to President Ilham Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan, stating, "Pakistan stands with Azerbaijan in this hour of grief."

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, and Russian President Vladimir Putin also sent messages of sympathy, offering support to the victims' families. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan conveyed his prayers for the affected families.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shared his sorrow on the X platform, calling the incident "deeply sorrowful" and extending condolences to the grieving families.

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