The Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, Alen Simonyan, paid tribute to the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other accompanying officials who died in a helicopter accident at the Iranian Embassy in Armenia.
In a conversation with journalists, the Speaker of the National Assembly expressed his condolences to the friendly people of Iran in connection with the incident. They put in a lot of active work and efforts both for our country and the region. It is very sad, I offer my condolences to the people of a friendly country regarding this very unexpected and incomprehensible event. You probably already know that the president's visit to Armenia was planned next, it was very important for us, and now we are also very sorry about this tragedy," said Simonyan. RA Minister of High-Tech Industry Mkhitar Hayrapetyan also made a note in the mourning book. .
The helicopter of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on May 19 in the Eastern Atrapatan province of Iran, when he was returning from the opening ceremony of the reservoir on the border of Iran and Azerbaijan with the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other officials. On the morning of May 20, after continuous efforts, the rescuers managed to find the crash site of the presidential helicopter and the bodies of the victims.
