America News Agency

Azerbaijani President Aliyev sent a condolence message to Iranian religious leader Ali Khamenei.

Aliyev emphasized that the news of the tragic loss of President Ibrahim Reisi, Foreign Minister Huseyin Emir Abdullahiyan, and others in a helicopter crash deeply shook them and continued his message:

"The Iranian people lost a prominent state figure who served his country with dedication and loyalty throughout his life, in the person of President Ibrahim Reisi. His dear memory will always live in our hearts. On this sad day, I pray to the Almighty for patience and strength for the beloved and brotherly Iranian people, express our condolences, and I pray for you to accept our sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of the deceased, as well as to the entire people on behalf of myself and on behalf of the Azerbaijani people."