On Thursday, U.S. Ambassador Richard Morningstar arranged Iftar with Sheikh Allahshukur Pashazadeh, MPs, heads of religious denominations, intellectuals, civil society activists, media executives and representatives of diplomatic missions.
The Ambassador noted that President Barack Obama delivered a special message to Muslims of the world, congratulating them on the occasion of the month of Ramadan.
Morningstar noted the atmosphere of tolerance in Azerbaijan, where for centuries there has been respect for the representatives of different religions and peoples.
"Historically in Azerbaijan Muslims, Christians and Jews live peacefully together. This can be a model for the world," Pashazadeh said. -03D06-
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Flightradar24, a Swedish online service providing real-time flight information, has published details about today’s AZAL plane crash in Aktau. Flightradar24 claims that the AZAL plane "was subject to GPS jamming and spoofing near the city of Grozny." This means the plane's navigation systems were targeted by an electronic attack.
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On Wednesday, at the meeting of the CIS leaders in Saint Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences following the crash of the plane in Aktau. "Unfortunately, I must say a few words about the tragedy that occurred today in Aktau. A plane crashed, there are fatalities, and many injured. As we were just discussing, I want to express, on your behalf, condolences to the families of the deceased and to all those affected. We hope for their recovery.
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In connection with the crash of the Embraer 190 passenger plane operating the Baku-Grozny flight, December 26 has been declared a day of mourning in Azerbaijan.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev unexpectedly returned to Baku on Monday after being informed of the crash of an Azerbaijani flight near Aktau, Kazakhstan, en route to the informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in St. Petersburg.
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