Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has reached Tehran to attend the official ceremony for paying condolences on the demise of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian and other Iranian officials in a helicopter crash on the 19th of May.
The Vice President was received by the Iranian authorities on his arrival in Tehran today as several heads of state, ministers and special envoys continued to arrive in Tehran for the funeral ceremony.
President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar have also conveyed their condolences to the government and people of Iran.
India observed a day of national mourning yesterday, Jaishankar visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi to convey condolences on the tragic loss.
Disclaimer: This press release is sourced from News On AIR, Prasar Bharti and Press Information Bureau India (PIB).
