May 20, 2024, 12:55 PM

Assad expresses sympathy for pres. Raeisi painful martyrdom

Assad expresses sympathy for pres. Raeisi painful martyrdom

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – President Bashar al-Assad offered his heartfelt condolences to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei over the tragic martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his companions.

President Bashar al-Assad offered his heartfelt condolences, in his name and in the name of the Syrian Arab people, to Ayatollah Imam Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Iranian Islamic Revolution, and to the friendly Iranian government and people on the demise of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and their companions, SANA reported.

In his message, President Al-Assad affirmed Syria’s solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran and with families of the late deceased and his comrades, expressing deep regret and condolences for this painful incident and the great loss resulted from it.

“President Raisi’s dedication to his career and performance of his responsibilities brought him to East Azerbaijan Province to inaugurate a vital project for his country, making him a martyr for the sake of duty,” President al-Assad said in the cable.

The President added “We worked with the late President to ensure that the strategic relations between Syria and Iran remains always prosperous, and we will always remember his visit to Syria as an important milestone in this path, and all the visions and ideas that he presented to enrich relations with everything that benefits the Syrian and Iranian peoples.”

MNA/PR

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