US official honours victims of Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash

Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs at the US Department of State James O'Brien has honoured the victims of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near Kazakhstan's Aktau at the Azerbaijani embassy in Washington.

“Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs at the US Department of State James O’Brien visited the Azerbaijani embassy to honor the victims of the tragic aircraft crash,” Caliber.Az reports, citing O’Brien’s message on X.

Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs @StateDept James O’Brien 🇺🇸 @StateEUR visited @azembassyus 🇦🇿 to honor the victims of the tragic aircraft crash. pic.twitter.com/I7SdHKPuTS

— Azerbaijan Embassy US (@azembassyus) December 28, 2024

A photo of the post shows the diplomat signing the memorial book. 

The crash occurred on December 25, when an Embraer aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, en route from Baku to Grozny, tragically crashed near Aktau. The plane was carrying 67 people, including 37 Azerbaijanis, 16 Russians, 6 Kazakhs, and 3 Kyrgyz nationals. Sadly, 38 people lost their lives in the crash, with 29 survivors.

By Naila Huseynova