May 20, 2024, 10:03 AM

Armenia FM condoles tragic death of Iranian top diplomat

Armenia FM condoles tragic death of Iranian top diplomat

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The Armenian Foreign Minister expressed his deepest condolences to the Iranian government and Foreign Ministry over the crash of the copter carrying President Raeisi and the Iranian top diplomat Amir-abdolahian.

"As we learn the devastating news from #Iran, including the tragic loss of life of my dear colleague & friend @Amirabdolahian, I send my deepest condolences to government, @IRIMFA_EN colleagues & the friendly people of Iran. Sharing the sorrow, we wish strength in this dark time," Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia wrote on his X account on Monday.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian have martyred in a helicopter crash in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.

The helicopter carrying President Raeisi and his accompanying delegation crashed on Sunday in the Dizmar forest, nestled between the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in East Azarbaijan Province.

It was transporting Raeisi, Amir-Abdollahian, East Azarbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, Friday Prayers leader of the city of Tabriz Seyyed Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem , and a member of the president’s bodyguard team Mahdi Mousavi. The helicopter’s pilot, co-pilot and crew were also among others on board the chopper.

President Raeisi and his accompanying delegation were returning from a ceremony to inaugurate a dam on the Aras River with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev.

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