To the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, H. E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan

23 October 2011, 20:10

Dear Prime Minister,

Dear brother,

I have been deeply saddened by the news of numerous casualties and destruction caused by an earthquake in Van province.

I would like to share in your grief at these difficult moments, express my condolences to you, families and next of kin of those killed, to the brotherly people of Turkey on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own, and wish a speedy recovery to those injured and affected.

May they rest in peace!

Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, 23 October 2011