The Russian Embassy in Baku has thanked Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Emergency Situations, State Maritime Administration and Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping company for their contribution to the efforts to rescue Palflot-2 tanker which caught fire in the Caspian Sea.

The letter of gratitude was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and posted on the website of the Embassy.

In the letter, the Embassy said it “highly appreciates a timely and unselfish help of Azerbaijani experts who assisted in preventing the tragedy”. The Embassy said this attested to the fact that Russian-Azerbaijani relations were based on friendship and mutual assistance.