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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Cyril Ramaphosa offers deep condolences to the Supreme Leader of Iran, The Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, as well as government and people of Islamic Republic<\/p>\n

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday expressed condolences over the tragic helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other senior officials.<\/p>\n

The helicopter carrying Raisi made a hard landing due to bad weather while returning from a dam inauguration ceremony near the Azerbaijan border on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Tehran on Monday morning confirmed that Raisi, Amir-Abdollahian, and other officials died in the crash in the country’s northern East Azerbaijan province.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an extraordinary, unthinkable tragedy that has claimed a remarkable leader of a nation with whom South Africa enjoys strong bilateral relations and whom we were honored to welcome to the BRICS fold in Johannesburg in 2023,\u201d Ramaphosa said in a statement issued by his office.<\/p>\n

BRICS is a bloc of emerging economies, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and recently admitted Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as full members.<\/p>\n

Ramaphosa said his country joins Iran in this moment of mourning, and that his thoughts are with the affected families and the administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n

He also offered his deep condolences to the Supreme Leader of Iran, The Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei, as well as the government and people of the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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