The flags at the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) were flown at half-mast in solidarity with Kazakhstan, where September 25 has been declared a day of national mourning for servicemen who lost their lives.
According to Report, citing the OTS, the organization paid tribute to the Kazakh servicemen who died during exercises in the Caspian Sea.
“The national flags have been lowered in solidarity with the brotherly people of Kazakhstan and in memory of the servicemen who died during exercises conducted by the country’s naval forces. On this day of mourning, we share the grief of the people of Kazakhstan, as well as the families and loved ones of those who died, and express our deepest condolences,” the OTS said in a statement.
On September 24, servicemen were swept out to sea during exercises in the Caspian due to a sudden deterioration in weather conditions. Fourteen people were killed.