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Azerbaijani president Ilham Alijew demands Russia to admit to shooting down the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane and punish the guilty and pay compensation to the victims' families.
Aliyev accuses Russia of deliberately hiding the causes of the disaster and accuses her of not having a liable consequence to the accident.
Russia, represented by Vladimir Putin, apologized for the incident, but failed to admit unequivocally for shooting down the plane.
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Aliev during the Global Media Forum in Baku He accused Russia of inactivity after shooting down the plane. We know precisely what happened, and we can prove it. Moreover, we are convinced that Russian officials besides knowwhat happened," said Aliyev.
– The real question is, why didn't they do what they did? should do any liable neighborThe president of Azerbaijan wondered.
Shooting down an Azerbaijani plane. Aliyev demands Putin
Aliyev stated that Azerbaijan has standard expectations towards Russia in accordance with global law and principles of good neighbourly relations.
He said he was expecting formal designation of the incident, to hold the guilty responsible, to pay compensation to the families of the victims and injured and to reimburse Moscow for the costs of the destroyed aircraft.
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Aliyev had previously accused Russia of shooting down the machine. During his January gathering with the victims' families, he stated that Russian attempts to cover up the drama and “stand by absurd versions of the disaster surprise, regret and outrage‘.
Azerbaijan wants justice, Russia is silent
In a January statement, the Azerbaijani president suggested that Russia deliberately conceals the causes of the disaster. He pointed out that the presentation of the “wonderful versions” of events caused “reasonable anger” in Azerbaijani society.
Aliyev stressed that the air defence measures for Grozny, where the plane was to land, were announced after the device was shot down, and “if there was a threat in Russian airspace, then The captain of the aircraft should have been informed immediately‘.
Embraer E190 owned by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) on 25 December 2024. was hit by Russian air defenses opposing Ukrainian drone attack and crashed during an emergency landing effort in Aktau, Kazakhstan.
Vladimir Putin apologized to Ilham Aliyev for ‘tragic incident’ over RussiaBut he didn't say his country was liable for shooting down the plane.
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