OPEC secretary general condoles over martyrdom of President Raisi
May 20, 2024 - 14:59
TEHRAN – The Secretary General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Haitham Al Ghais has issued a statement condoling the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raisi.
In the statement published on X on Monday, Al Ghais condoled with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and the whole Iranian people over the sad incident.
President Raisi was returning from a ceremony to open a dam on Iran’s border with Azerbaijan when his helicopter crashed in Varzaqan, northwestern Iran, on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and a number of senior provincial officials were also on board the helicopter who were all confirmed martyred.
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