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  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 23 May 2024 11:59
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In a phone call with Iran's President-designate Mohammad Mokhber, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expresses his condolences over the passing of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions.

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  • In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses the parliament, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP)
    In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses the parliament, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP)

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told Iran's acting President Mohammad Mokhber in a phone call today that he will visit Tehran to express condolences over President Raisi's passing. 

"I was very eager to be with the people of Iran these days and meet the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and express my condolences personally, so I will travel to Iran at the first opportunity to express my condolences and strengthen the political ties between the two countries," President Bashar al-Assad said.

The Syrian President emphasized that the Syrian people consider Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian just like General Qassem Soleimani, anti-tyranny individuals who stood against global unilateralism and supported the oppressed in the region and the world. 

"The respect for them is eternal in our country Syria," al-Assad added, highlighting that the reason behind Syria's announcement for public mourning in the country is feelings of sympathy with Iran's great sorrow.

From his end, the Iranian acting President Mohammad Mokhber also stressed, "As in the past, we stand by our commitment to fully support the Axis of Resistance, especially the independent country of Syria, and we will be waiting for your visit in Tehran."

Delegations, officials, arrived in Tehran for Raisi's funeral

Country delegations and officials, regionally and from all over the globe, headed to Tehran on May 22, Iran, to attend the funeral service of the late President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who passed away on May 20 in a deadly helicopter crash, alongside several of their companions. 

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The foreign ministers of Bahrain, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, and Kuwait, Abdullah Ali al-Yahya, arrived in Tehran to offer their condolences on May 22. 

Tunisian President Kais Saied was also received by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Sayyed Ali Khamenei, and expressed his sympathies towards the Iranian nation's government and people. 

The head of Hamas' Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, also arrived in Tehran to extend his condolences on behalf of the people of Palestine and the Resistance factions. 

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani offered Sayyed Khamenei his condolences, on behalf of his government and people, saying Iraq has only seen "honesty, sincerity, a strong work ethic, and a strive to serve the people, from martyr Raisi."

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan were also received by Sayyed Ali Khamenei and expressed their condolences. 

Attending the funeral ceremony in Tehran were also the chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin and Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with an accompanying delegation, as well as the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

An Algerian delegation also headed to Tehran on behalf of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and included Laid Rebigua, the Minister of Mujahideen and Algerian Rights Holders, and parliament speaker Ibrahim Boughali.

Moreover, the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, arrived in Tehran for the funeral ceremony of the departed Iranian officials. 

Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived in Tehran as well. Shoukry's visit marks the first time an Egyptian foreign minister has set foot in Iran since 1980 when Egypt and Iran severed all ties following the Islamic Revolution and Egypt's official recognition of the Israeli occupation. 

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