President Aliyev also offered condolences to Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi over the tragedy.
“I was deeply saddened by the news of a heavy loss of life and injuries in a passenger train crash in the south of Italy,” said the president. “On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I extend my deepest condolences to you, the families and loved ones of those who died, and wish the injured the swiftest possible recovery.”
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