Azerbaijan extends condolences to Iran over tragic helicopter crash

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has issued a statement expressing deep condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran following the tragic helicopter crash.

“We are deeply saddened by the terrible news that the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, governor of East-Azerbaijan province Malek Rahmati, imam of Tabriz Muhammad Ali Hashem and others accompanying them died during the helicopter crash, Caliber.Az reports, citing the ministry’s statement published on social network X on May 20.

“We offer our sincere condolences to the families and loved ones of all of those demised. We mourn these heartbreaking deaths, a tragic loss beyond words,” the statement reads.

It adds: “Azerbaijan offers support and solidarity to the brotherly and friendly Islamic Republic of Iran.”