Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will visit the Islamic Republic of Iran today (Wednesday) to offer condolences at the sad demise of President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.
The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and other senior Ministers of the cabinet.
The premier will call on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Imam Khamenei and meet Acting President of Iran, Dr. Mohammad Mokhber, to convey condolences on behalf of the people and Government of Pakistan.
A day earlier, the federal cabinet adopted a resolution to express condolence over the demise of Dr Ebrahim Raisi, paying tribute to his services for the promotion of the Pakistan-Iran relationship as well as for the region.
The cabinet under the chair of PM Shehbaz also conveyed its sadness over the death of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others in the same tragic incident and said that the whole Pakistani nation sympathised with the bereaved families and the Iranian people in that difficult moment.
The prime minister, who read out the resolution, recalled late Raisi as a great scholar and a visionary leader saying that with his death, Pakistan had lost a sincere and brotherly friend. He said that late Dr Raisi’s services for his nation and promotion of Pakistan-Iran relations and regional cooperation would always be remembered.
“Dr Raisi’s visit to Pakistan last month was a milestone in further strengthening the bilateral relations. The moments spent with the late Iranian president during his Pakistan visit would always be remembered,” PM Shehbaz said.