The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ilia Darchiashvili, went to the Islamic Republic of Iran to attend the funeral ceremony of President Ebrahim Raisi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and other government officials.
A few hours before his unannounced visit to Tehran, the Georgian government announced that Irakli Kobakhidze had left a note in the condolence book at the Iranian embassy in Tbilisi, expressing his condolences to the Iranian people.
Iran’s president and foreign minister were killed in a helicopter crash on May 19.
Ebrahim Raisi became the president of Iran in 2021, which led to the strengthening of repression against citizens in Iran, especially the brutal suppression of youth protests, which was accompanied by the killing and execution of many young people.
Iran has been under international sanctions for many years, and its aviation is extremely outdated, as manufacturers of aircraft and their parts are prohibited from supplying any products to the country.
Based on the information of the Iranian government media, delegations of about 10 countries at the level of heads of state are present at the funeral ceremony, including the presidents of Tunisia and Tajikistan, the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim, the Prime Minister of Iraq Muhammad Shia Al Sudan, as well as the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. Chairman of the Russian Duma Vyacheslav Volodyn arrived in Iran. The political leader of “Hamas” Ismail Haniyeh and the deputy leader of “Hezbollah” Naim Qassem attended the funeral ceremony of Raisi. The New York Times wrote that leaders of terrorist groups appeared at the ceremony amid chants “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”.
By Ana Dumbadze
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