Aliyev commented on the death of Raisi

Aliyev expressed condolences over the death of Iranian President Raisi

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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev called the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi and the officials accompanying him in a plane crash “a devastating loss of friends and brothers.”

The Iranian people have lost a prominent government official who served his country with self-sacrifice and devotion, the Azerbaijani leader said in a statement. The bright memory of the President of Iran will forever remain in our hearts, the text notes.