OREANDA-NEWS. September 14, 2008. The full text of the telegram reads:

“Please accept my profound condolences over this tragedy. The air disaster in Perm Region has taken the lives of dozens of people – the crew members and passengers, among whom were Russian and foreign citizens – and brought grief and the pain of loss to their families.

I ask you to pass on my expression of sympathy and support to the victim’s families”.