BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19. Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov sent the condolence letter to Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar and Chief of the General Staff, Army General Yasar Guler, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend.
"I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of the Turkish Armed Forces' serviceman during “Penche Kilit” anti-terror operation in Iraq. Your pain is our pain. We always support the fraternal Turkish Armed Forces in the decisive fight against terror. May the Almighty rest the soul of the deceased. We express our deepest condolences to his family and wish them patience."