President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev expressed condolences to RA President Serzh Sargsyan and President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the crash of commercial aircraft TU-154.

“I was deeply touched with the information on tragic losses of Armenian citizen. On behalf of Kazakhstani people and myself, let me express deep condolences to relatives and friends of the victims, and to all Armenian nation,” the message says.

President Nazarbayev has also sent a message to Ahmadinejad for the crash of Caspian Airlines aircraft.

TU-154 heading Tehran-Yerevan route crashed at 11:33 a.m. local time near Qazvin with 168 passengres aboard, including 15 crew members. All were reported dead. There were over 30 Armenians, of which 5 – Armenian citizens, NEWS.am informs.