RegDep,
Yak's pilot informed Tu-154 F/O about weather conditions, runway lighting system set because of the fog and suggested to give it a try. I would translate it as "we were able to do it/pull this out", next he informs them about fog searchlights, that were set and, the part you were interested in "you can give it a try, but... if you fail at the second attempt, you should go to Moscow or somewhere else, but you can really give it a try".
Regarding your previous question, altitude control was one of the key elements during that crash. I think we all agree about that. The 2005 incident was also related to altitude and would be a proof, that this kind of problem didn't start on 04/10.
Arrakis