From Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China
His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Dear Mr. President,
I am shocked by the news of the tragic loss of lives in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane.
On behalf of the Government and people of China, I express my deepest condolences to the victims, sincere sympathy to their families, and wish a swift recovery to the injured.
Xi Jinping
President of the People's Republic of China