Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to visit Tehran for Iranian President Raisi's funeral

Jagdeep Dhankhar, the Vice President of India will travel to Tehran on Wednesday (May 22) to attend an official ceremony to pay condolences on the demise of Iranian President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other Iranian officials in a tragic helicopter crash on May 19.

The Ministry of External Affairs in its official release notified about the Vice President's visit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi



and President Droupadi Murmu had expressed condolences to Iran and its people on the loss of their leaders. Meanwhile on Tuesday, External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar also visited the Iranian Embassy in New Delhi and conveyed condolences to Iran on behalf of the nation.

Iran has proclaimed five days of mourning for Raisi. Notably, India is also observing a day of mourning today to pay homage to the late Iranian President.