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PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTANHIS EXCELLENCYMR. ISLAM KARIMOV

Dear Islam Abdulganiyevich,

I was deeply saddened upon hearing the news on heavy human loss as a result of the air crash near the city of Tashkent.

On this occasion, I express my deep condolence to You, families and natives of the dead.

Ilham Aliyev,

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, 14 January 2004

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