Azerbaijan Defense Minister expresses condolences to Turkish side

The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has sent letters of condolences to the Minister of National Defense of Turkey, Mr. Hulusi Akar, and Chief of the General Staff, Army General Yashar Guler, regarding the death and injury of service members of the Armed Forces of the fraternal Republic of Turkey as a result of overturning a bus carrying soldiers in the Mut district of the Mersin province., Report says, citing Defense Ministry.

The letter says: "I am deeply shocked by the news about the death and injury of servicemen of the Armed Forces of the fraternal Republic of Turkey as a result of overturning a bus carrying soldiers in the Mut district the Mersin province.

I pray to Almighty Allah for reposing the souls of the lost, sharing the sorrow and grief of their relatives, and expressing my sincere condolences to their families. I wish a speedy recovery to all the wounded. Your pain is our grief too.

May Allah rest the souls of the lost in peace ".