Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev expressed his condolences to Chinese President Hu Jintao on numerous human casualties caused by the plane crash, AzerTAj state news agency reported.
"The news of heavy human loss as a result of the plane crash in your country was a source of great sorrow to me. I offer sincere condolences to you, families and relatives of the dead and wish the injured soonest recovery," the letter says.