Combined images of (From L to R) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.
“I extend, in my name and on behalf of the Egyptian people, my sincerest condolences to my friend President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people for the victims of the passenger plane crash in eastern Russia today,” said El-Sisi in a post on his official Facebook page.
The Egyptian president also expressed his heartfelt sympathy and profound solidarity with the victims' families during this difficult time.
Earlier on Thursday, a Russian Antonov An-24 passenger aircraft en route from Blagoveshchensk, a city in Russia, to Tynda, a town 568 kilometres northwest of Blagoveshchensk, crashed in the country’s far eastern Amur region, with all 49 people on board feared dead, according to Reuters.
Preliminary data provided by Amur's governor, Vasily Orlov, stated that the plane was carrying 43 passengers, including five children, along with six crew members.
The aircraft was operated by Angara Airlines, a privately owned regional carrier based in Siberia. It disappeared from radar screens while preparing to land.
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