In a phone conversation with the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Minister of the Royal Office in the Sultanate of Oman Sultan bin Mohammed al Nu'amani expressed his condolences to Iran's nation and armed forces regarding the martyrdom of President Raeisi and his companions.
In the phone conversation, the two sides praised the stable and deep relations between the two countries, emphasizing the necessity of maintaining stable relations.
General Mohammad Bagheri stated that Oman has always been an important and strategic country for Iran, adding that the two nations have always stood together in difficult times.
He also emphasized the determination of Iran's armed forces in pursuing and strengthening the relations between the two countries.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian were martyred in a helicopter crash in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.
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