Foreign Minister Ali Sabry to attend Iranian President Raisi’s funeral

The funeral procession for late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials who died in a helicopter crash started on May 21 in the northwestern city of Tabriz.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry left for Iran tonight to attend President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi’s funeral in Tabriz, Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The funeral procession for late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials who died in a helicopter crash started on May 21 in the northwestern city of Tabriz.

Tens of thousands of Iranians, including senior officials and military commanders, gathered in the city’s Martyrs Square to witness the funeral rites of the country’s late president and other officials who died in the incident.

Their bodies will be flown later in the day to the central Iranian city of Qom, which is home to one of the revered shrines and religious seminaries where Raisi studied.