BAKU: Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov has sent a letter of condolences to Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin, Trend reports, referring to the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan. The Prime Minister expressed profound sadness upon hearing about the significant loss of life and injuries stemming from the terrorist attack at the Crocus City concert hall. Asadov extended heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the victims and wished all the injured a speedy recovery. To note, the incident unfolded when unidentified individuals began shooting at Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, prompting evacuations, according to reports from Russian operational services. Eyewitnesses reported that people dressed in camouflage attire fired shots from machine guns inside Crocus City Hall, just before the scheduled concert by the Picnic group. The shooting resulted in the loss of 60 lives, with over 140 individuals sustaining injuries. Source: Trend News Agency Speaker of Azerbaijan's Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova has chaired the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) Co-ordinating Meeting held within the framework of the 148 Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Addressing the meeting, Speaker of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova said that this was the first APA co-ordinating meeting held under the aegis of the Inter-Parliamentary Union with Azerbaijani chairmanship. The participants heard the report on the activity of APA since the last meeting, as well as the planned calendar events by the end of this year. Then, representatives of the member countries shared their views on the current issues, as well as the proposals and topics to be discussed by the APA countries within the framework of preparation for the 148th Assembly of the IPU. The meeting continued with the speeches of the representatives of the parliaments of the APA Member States regarding the APA common position statement at the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as about fu rther deepening of cooperation within the Organization. Source: Azerbaijan State News Agency