The Chairman of the Council of the European Union Antoniu Coshte called the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
This is stated in the message posted on the official website of the head of state.
Kosta expressed Aliyev and the entire Azerbaijani people of condolences in connection with a plane crash, and also stated that the EU maintains the position of Azerbaijan regarding a comprehensive investigation of the crash.
The President of Azerbaijan thanked for his condolences. During a telephone conversation, an exchange of views on transport issues was held, in particular on transportation on the middle corridor, the project of creating the corridor of “green” energy connecting the regions of the Caspian and Black Sea basins, the export of Azerbaijani gas to the EU countries and cooperation in the field of energy.
The parties agreed on the continuation of contacts.