“Friends of India…” EAM Jaishankar extends condolences to Prez Raisi, FM Hossein at Iranian embassy

“Friends of India…” EAM Jaishankar extends condolences to Prez Raisi, FM Hossein at Iranian embassy - In a major mishap, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died as his helicopter suffered an accident on May 19 near Azerbaijan border. President Raisi along with FM Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and high-ranking officials lost lives in the tragic incident. Following Prez Raisi’s death, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar visited Iranian Embassy on May 21 and extended condolences. Jaishankar paid tribute and said, “They will always be remembered as friends of India; India stands in solidarity with the people of Iran”. India on May 21 also extended its condolences to Iran and the president’s family ‘in the time of sorrow’ and observed a day-long national mourning. As India observed a day-long national mourning, Tricolour at national buildings flew at half-mast. While speaking at a public event on May 20, EAM lauded the role of Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian in securing long-term deal to manage Chabahar Port. Notably, India and Iran share strong commercial, energy, cultural, and people-to-people ties. #ebrahimraisi #eamjaishankar #tricolour Join ANI's YouTube membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFQDgA8J8_iiwc5-KoAQlg/join Subscribe now and press the bell icon 🔔 to get new video updates: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi -------------------------------------- ANI is South Asia's leading Multimedia News Agency providing content for every information platform, including TV, Internet, broadband, newspapers, and mobiles. Subscribe now! Enjoy and stay connected with us!! ☛ Subscribe to ANI News YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2UV4ygi ☛ Visit our Official website: https://www.aninews.in/ ☛ Follow ANI: https://twitter.com/ANI ☛ Like us: https://ift.tt/ZnJzy8s ☛ Email to: anicontent@aniin.com, internetani@aniin.com ☛ Copyrights © All Rights Reserved ANI Media Pvt Ltd.