In his messages the President expressed his condolences to the heads of state, and to the friends and families of the victims.
A Ukrainian Yak-42 plane, which carried Spanish peace-keepers from Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) to Saragosa (Spain) crashed on May 26 on Turkish territory 30 km off the Black Sea coast. The crew of 13 and 62 Spanish servicemen were killed.