The telegram reads, in particular:
"I received with grief the message on the crash of the passenger plane operated by the SCAT Airlines in the village of Kyzyl Tu of the Almaty Region that caused numerous deaths.
On behalf of the people of Kazakhstan and on my own behalf I express my deep condolences to the families and relatives of the victims.
I gave the instructions to the corresponding state bodies to investigate the reasons of the accident and provide necessary assistance to the families of the victims.”