About 60 foreign delegations arrived in Tehran to say goodbye to Raisi

About 60 foreign delegations are participating in the farewell ceremony of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who were killed in a helicopter accident. According to "Armenpress", this is reported by the IRNA agency. The ceremony is taking place in Tehran, in the presence of the acting president of Iran, Mohammad Mokhber. More than 10 delegations are represented at the level of heads of state, 20 at the level of ministers, and others at different levels. including heads of parliament, special delegates, etc. Leaders of some countries, for example, Tunisian President Kais Said, visited Iran for the first time. President Ebrahim Raisi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian and their companions also went to the official event to express their respect and condolences. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President of Tajikistan, the President of the Russian State Duma, the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon, the President and Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, the Foreign Minister of Egypt and others also arrived in Tehran. On the afternoon of May 23, President Ebrahim Raisi will be buried in the northeastern city of Mashhad, Iran. where the tomb of Imam Reza is located. On May 19, the helicopter of the President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi was destroyed in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran, when he was returning from the opening ceremony of the reservoir on the border of the Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan with the country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other officials. None of those in the destroyed helicopter survived. A 5-day mourning period has been announced in Iran. In accordance with Article 131 of the country's constitution, the first vice president, Mohammad Mokhber, temporarily assumed the duties of the president. Extraordinary presidential elections will be held in the country on June 28.