TEHRAN - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has offered condolences to the Nepali people for a devastating earthquake which has killed over 1,800 so far.

The president offered his “sympathy and condolences” to the people of Nepal and President Ram Baran Yadav over the deadly earthquake on Saturday, Press TV reported.

Rouhani wished swift recovery of the injured, and patience for the bereaved families.

Earlier in the day, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham conveyed deep sorrow over the deadly earthquake and offered Iran’s sympathy to the Nepalese government and the families of the victims.   

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