Cape Town – President Cyril Ramaphosa, who recently invited Iran to join the BRICS group, expressed deep regret on Monday over the death of President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash.
” that has claimed a remarkable leader of a nation with whom South Africa enjoys strong bilateral relations,” Ramaphosa said.
PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA MOURNS PASSING OF HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT SAYYID EBRAHIM RAISI OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
President @CyrilRamaphosa is deeply saddened by the air disaster that has claimed the lives of Iranian President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein… pic.twitter.com/7tnFUyqpGg
— The Presidency 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) May 20, 2024
Ramaphosa visited Iran as deputy president in 2015 and in 2023 welcomed Raisi to a summit of the BRICS group in Johannesburg, where the Islamic republic was formally invited to join.
Iran became a full member of the intergovernmental forum in January, along with Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates.
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Source: AFP
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