Georgian PM, FM to attend funeral of Iranian President, FM, officials
Kobakhidze earlier today signed a book of condolences at the Iranian Embassy and expressed his condolences to Ambassador Mahmoud Adib and Iranian people on the deaths of the officials. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Ilia Darchiashvili, the country's Foreign Minister, on Wednesday left for a visit to Iran to attend the funeral of Ebrahim Raisi, the Iranian President, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the country’s Foreign Minister and officials.
The PM’s press office said the officials would attend the funeral following the Iranian Government figures’ death in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
Kobakhidze earlier today signed a book of condolences at the Iranian Embassy and expressed his condolences to Ambassador Mahmoud Adib and Iranian people on the deaths of the officials.
Raisi, Amir-Abdollahian and accompanying politicians were killed after their helicopter crashed in poor weather in mountains near the Azerbaijan border.