Mikhail Mishustin sent a message of condolences over the plane crash to Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Li Keqiang.
The message
reads, in part:
“Both
personally, and on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation, I would like to
express to you my deepest condolences over the deaths in the China Eastern
Airlines crash.
“We share the
grief and pain of the friendly Chinese people. I would like to ask you to convey
our words of compassion to the families and friends of those who died in this
grievous tragedy.”