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The death of the Iranian President, who are the leaders who expressed condolences for Raisi

2024-05-20 11:21:09Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The death of the Iranian President, who are the leaders who expressed
Vladimir Putin, Ebrahim Raisi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The death in an air accident of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has brought different reactions in the ranks of the international community. Leaders of friendly and "enemy" countries with Tehran have reacted by expressing condolences for the hard-line politician, who was considered a possible successor to the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The helicopter carrying Iranian President and Foreign Minister Amir Abdullahi along with seven passengers and crew members disappeared from radar yesterday while flying over a forested mountainous area in northwestern Iran amid adverse weather conditions of rain and fog. dense.

The first condolences for Rais have come from two of his friends, such as the Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin.

Erdogan: May God have mercy on my brother

Erdogan calls the late President his brother in a reaction on the X platform.

"I am praying for my dear colleague, my brother and the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Ibrahim Raishi, who unfortunately we learned died in a helicopter accident. I also wish God's mercy on the Iranian Foreign Minister and the other people who lost their lives in the same helicopter as the late Leader. I express my deepest condolences to the friendly and fraternal Iranian people and government, especially the supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Ali Khamenei, and the family of its honorable President. As a colleague who has personally witnessed his efforts for the peace of the Iranian people and our region during his tenure, I will remember Mr. President with respect and gratitude. As Turkey, we will stand by our neighbor, Iran, in these difficult and sad times, as we have done many times," Erdogan said.

Putin's condolences: Raisi a true friend of Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent his condolences to the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, considering Ebrahim Raisin a true friend of Russia.

"Please accept my deepest condolences regarding the great tragedy that has occurred in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Sayed Ebrahim Raisi was an excellent politician, he devoted his whole life to the service of the Motherland. As a true friend of Russia, he made an invaluable personal contribution to the development of good neighborly relations between our countries and made great efforts to bring them to the level of strategic partnership," Putin's letter reads.

Xi Jinping: Great loss for the Iranian people

Chinese President Xi Jinping described the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi as tragic and "a great loss for the Iranian people," according to a statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

"President Xi Jinping emphasizes that his tragic death is a great loss for the Iranian people and that the Chinese people have lost a good friend," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a press conference.

EU and India

Even the European Union has reacted by expressing condolences through a post by the president of the European Council, Charles Michel on the X platform.

"The EU expresses its sincere condolences for the death of Iranian President Raisi and Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian, as well as other members of the delegation and crew in a helicopter crash. Our thoughts are with the families," writes Michel.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed that he is "deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic loss" of Ibrahim Raisi.

"My sincere condolences to his family and the Iranian people," Modi wrote on X, adding that India stands "with Iran in this time of grief."

Reactions from Hamas, the Houthis and the Arab world

For its part, the Palestinian movement Hamas expressed its "deepest condolences and solidarity" to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Iranian government and the Iranian people for "this great loss".

Hamas praised the support of the late Iranian president for the Palestinian cause and the resistance against Israel, while expressing the belief that "Iranian institutions with their strong foundations will manage to overcome the effects of this defeat".

"These leaders supported the legitimate struggle of our people against the Zionist entity, provided valuable support to the Palestinian resistance and made tireless efforts of solidarity and support in all forums and sectors for our people in the Gaza Strip steadfast during the Battle of Al-Aqsa." (a reference to the war with Israel that began on October 7). They also made significant political and diplomatic efforts to stop the Zionist aggression against our Palestinian people," the Hamas statement said.

Meanwhile, Lebanon has declared three days of national mourning for the death of the Iranian president. Lebanon's Shiite Islamist organization Hezbollah also expressed its condolences in a statement.

In Syria, President Bashar al-Assad expressed his condolences to Iran, declaring his "solidarity" with Tehran, which has supported him since the start of his country's civil war.

"Syria stands in solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran. We have worked with the late president to ensure that the strategic relationship between Syria and Iran always remains prosperous," he added.

The United Arab Emirates and Qatar also expressed their condolences. Abu Dhabi, which has renewed ties with Tehran after years of tension, expressed "solidarity with Iran in these difficult times", as the president of the Emirates, Mohammed bin Zayed, emphasized.

"I express my sincere condolences to the government and people of Iran after the death of President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and the people who accompanied them after a tragic accident," he said.

Even the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, described the news as "sad". "I express my sincere condolences to the government and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have long had strained relations with Iran and support different camps in regional conflicts.

Relations between Riyadh and Tehran were normalized in March 2023 after a seven-year rift, with Iran stepping up efforts for rapprochement with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries since then.


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