Farewell Ceremony For Iranian President Begins In Tabriz

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 21. A farewell ceremonyhas begun in Tabriz for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and hisaccompanying officials who died in a helicopter crash, according toIGNA agency, Trend reports.

To note, following the farewell ceremony in Tabriz, a farewellceremony will also be held at the shrine in Qom Province, locatedin northern Iran, today at 16:00 (GMT +7).

At 21:00, a farewell ceremony will be organized at ImamKhomeini's worship site in Tehran.

On May 22, a farewell ceremony for the President of Iran withthe participation of high-ranking foreign delegations will takeplace in Tehran.

On May 23, in South Khorasan Province in northeastern Iran, at8:00 local time, a farewell ceremony for the President of Iran willtake place.

At 12:00 on May 23, in the city of Mashhad, Khorasan RazaviProvince, in northeastern Iran, a farewell ceremony and funeralwill be held at the Imam Reza mausoleum.

On May 19, a helicopter carrying Iranian President EbrahimRaisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Tabriz ProvinceImam Ayatollah Ali Hashim, and East Azerbaijan ProvinceGovernor-General Malek Rahmati crashed while flying from Khudafarinto Tabriz.

Following the crash, communication with the helicopter crew wasestablished twice, but it was subsequently lost.

The Iranian President and the entire accompanying delegationwere confirmed dead.

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