On May 22, in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the delegation led by Prime Minister Ali Asadov participated an official commemoration ceremony in Tehran dedicated to the tragic death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other accompanying persons in a helicopter crash, Ednews informs via the Cabinet of Ministers.

Prime Minister Ali Asadov met with the First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Acting President Mohammad Mokhber and expressed his deepest condolences on behalf of the President, government and people of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

It was reported that the great statesman, prominent politician Ebrahim Raisi devoted his whole life to serving his country with selflessness and loyalty.

The Azerbaijani delegation includes Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov, as well as members of the Milli Majlis working group on Azerbaijan-Iran inter-parliamentary relations Aziz Alakbarov, Javanshir Pashazada, Jabi Guliyev and other officials.

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Prime Minister Ali Asadov will visit the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ednews reports via the local media outlet.

Noted that on May 22, in accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the delegation led by Prime Minister Ali Asadov will participate in the official commemoration ceremony held in Tehran over the tragic death of Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other accompanying individuals in a helicopter crash.

The delegation includes Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov, members of the working group of the Milli Majlis on Azerbaijan-Iran inter-parliamentary relations and other officials.