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ICAO praises Kazakhstan's efforts in investigating Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash
06.03.2025 [18:25]
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 Baku, March 6, AZERTAC

Vice Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev met today with Nicolas Rallo, Regional Director for the ICAO's European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Office, Kazinform News Agency reports.

Bozumbayev thanked the ICAO for steadfast support in the issues concerning cooperation with Kazakhstan and for timely sending independent expert Thormodur Tormodsson to the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash site.

“On behalf of the Government, I express our sincere gratitude for steadfast support rendered to us, including for the support of our initiatives. We will continue interaction with the ICAO to fully complete this investigation,” said Bozumbayev.

He pointed that from the first days of the plane crash, Kazakhstan has aimed at unbiased and comprehensive investigation of the catastrophe.

In turn, Nicolas Rallo highly praised the preliminary report on the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash conducted and released by Kazakhstan in a short period of time.

He praised the efforts of Kazakhstan and the Commission which enabled to complete this preliminary report just within less than a month and a half.

He called on the Kazakh side to continue ensuring full compliance with the Convention on International Civil Aviation throughout the investigation process.

It should be reminded that the final report on the AZAL plane crash near Aktau would be released by the end of 2025 in line with the Chicago Convention.