Her Excellency Ms Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

23 May 2017, 13:00

Dear Ms Prime Minister,

We were deepely saddened by the news of heavy casualties as a result of an explosion in Manchester.

We are extremely outraged by this ruthless terror attack and consider it necessary and important to jointly fight against terrorism in a resolute manner.

On behalf of the people of Azerbaijan and on my own behalf, I extend my deepest condolences to you, families and loved ones of those who died and the whole people of the United Kingdom, and wish the injured the swiftest possible recovery.

Ilham Aliyev

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Baku, 23 May, 2017