BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6.
One Azerbaijani citizen died, and another is missing as a result of
a drone attack on a foreign cargo ship "Royad Mammadov" in the
Black Sea, near the coast of Romania, on October 5.
This was reflected in a statement by the Azerbaijani Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
The ministry noted that, according to available information, an
Azerbaijani citizen, the ship's captain, Rustam Hasanov (born in
1974), was killed in the attack.
"Another of our citizens, Mahammad Suleymanzade (born in 2002),
is missing. Search operations are currently underway. The other
Azerbaijani crew members have been rescued, and three of them have
been hospitalized.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is coordinating the matter with
our country's diplomatic missions and the relevant authorities of
the countries concerned. Necessary measures are being taken to
provide medical and consular support to our citizens and to carry
out the procedures for repatriating the remains of the
deceased.
We extend our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones
of our compatriots who lost their lives and wish a speedy recovery
to the injured," the statement said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has once again urged Azerbaijani
citizens to refrain from traveling to regions where military
operations are underway and the security situation is unstable, and
from engaging in work activities in these areas or on vehicles,
particularly ships, operating along high-risk routes.
