Following the announcement of deaths of Raeisi and his team, the Iranian cabinet held an emergency session headed by Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, Press TV reported.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, along with other officials who were on board the helicopter, have died in the northwest of Iran, reported Iran-based Press TV.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday in the helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday evening, Al Jazeera reported, citing Mehr News Agency, a semi-official news agency of the Iranian government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern over Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter incident and said that India stands in solidarity with people of Iran in this hour of distress. PM Modi said that he is praying for well-being of Raisi and the leaders accompanying him onb
Taiwan's Ambassador to Guatemala, Miguel Liao, said on Saturday that Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo assured Taiwan of his steadfast support amid China's allegations about dollar diplomacy, Taiwan News reported.
Shoukry made the remarks in a phone call with Sigrid Kaag, the United Nations Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
"Capacity building is an important component in our defence and security engagement with Maldives. We have in the past trained their personnel on the defence side. And if we receive a request for training of pilots, if this request is made, we will be happy to take it forward," Jaiswal sa
Randhir Jaiswal said that Dammu Ravi, during his visit, is also expected to hold meetings with counterparts from SCO member states and senior officials of the Kazakhstan government.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has met with Mansour Abbas, a member of the Israeli Knesset and Chairman of the United Arab List, in Abu Dhabi.
Meanwhile, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov in an interview with state media TASS said that Moscow may lower the level of diplomatic relations with Washington if certain scenarios unfold and "if the West chooses the path of escalation."