New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will journey to Tehran to attend the funeral of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, his overseas minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and different officers who have been killed in a helicopter crash, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated on Tuesday.
Hundreds of individuals took to the streets in Iran because the funeral ceremony of Raisi started in the present day within the metropolis of Tabriz within the north-western area the place the chopper through which he was travelling in crashed on Sunday.
“Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankar pays a go to to the Islamic Republic of Iran on 22 Could 2024 to attend official ceremony to pay condolences on the tragic demise of H.E. President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, H.E. Overseas Minister Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and different Iranian officers in an unlucky helicopter crash on 19 Could 2024,” the MEA stated in an official press launch.
President of India, Droupadi Murmu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have conveyed their condolences to the federal government and other people of Iran. “Exterior Affairs Minister visited the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi on Could 21 to convey India’s condolences on the tragic loss,” the discharge acknowledged.
The Iranian authorities has declared Wednesday as a public vacation when a funeral is anticipated to be held in Tehran with the nation’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah main prayers.
Raisi’s physique can be buried in his birthplace, Mashhad, on Thursday, Vice-President of the Republic, Mohsen Mansouri, introduced.
On Monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condoled the demise of the Iranian President. In a put up on social media platform X, PM Modi acknowledges Raisi’s contribution to strengthening the India-Iran bilateral relationship.
“Deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise of Dr. Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His contribution to strengthening the India-Iran bilateral relationship will at all times be remembered. My heartfelt condolences to his household and the folks of Iran. India stands with Iran on this time of sorrow,” PM Modi tweeted.
On Monday, Khamenei introduced 5 days of mourning and a public vacation has been declared with workplaces closed all around the nation.
In the meantime, in New Delhi, a condolence guide has been opened at Iran’s Embassy to allow folks to pay tributes to the late President, the late overseas in addition to different fellow officers. India is observing a day of nationwide mourning as effectively on Could 21.
