Azerbaijani President offers condolences to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over terrorist attacks in Egypt

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has offered condolences to the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over two bomb blasts which struck Coptic churches.

"We were deeply shocked by heavy casualties and injuries as a result of a series of blasts in your country. We are outraged by such brutal acts against innocent people, and consider it essential to conduct a resolute and consistent fight against the evil of terrorism in all its manifestations," the President stressed in a letter.

"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 were killed and the whole people of Egypt, and wish those injured the soonest possible recovery," Ilham Aliyev wrote.