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.”