Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid has sent a message of condolences to the families of the victims of the airplane fire in Russia yesterday.

A plane belonging to Russian national carrier Aeroflot landed in flames at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport yesterday where 40 people have been killed according to reports.

Taking to Twitter, Minister Shahid said that the Maldivian Government stands with the Government and the people of Russia at this hour of grief.