Azerbaijani defense minister expresses condolences to Iran

Azerbaijani Defense Minister Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has expressed condolences to Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Report informs referring to the Ministry of Defense.

“Deeply saddened by the news of the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, and his entourage as a result of a helicopter crash of the Iranian Armed Forces.

We share the grief of the relatives and friends of those killed in this tragic accident,” reads the letter of condolences.