BRUSSELS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - NATO on Thursday called for

a full investigation into the cause of an Azerbaijan Airlines

plane crash that killed 38 people.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and victims

of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J28243," NATO spokesperson Farah

Dakhlallah said in a post on the platform X.

"We wish those injured in the crash a speedy recovery and

call for a full investigation."

Kazakhstan's senate chairman said earlier on Thursday that

the cause of the plane crash was still unknown.

An Embraer ( ERJ ) passenger jet crashed near the city of

Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 people, after

diverting from an area of Russia that Moscow has recently

defended against Ukrainian drone attacks.