From India to Russia, World Leaders Gather in Tehran to Bid Farewell to Former Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
The delegation conveyed condolences for recent conflict deaths and highlighted civilizational ties as Iran’s funeral rites continue this week.
- On Friday, Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain attended the funeral ceremony for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
- Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the funeral ceremonies after the late Supreme Leader was killed during air strikes on February 28.
- This high-level Indian delegation underscores the importance of civilizational ties between the two countries, while former External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid represents the Congress party at the ceremony.
- Hasnain and Margherita extended deepest condolences to families of those lost in the recent conflict, and the Iranian embassy posted visuals of the delegation paying respects to the martyred leader.
- The main funeral procession is scheduled for July 6 in Tehran, with subsequent ceremonies in Qom on July 7 and burial in Mashhad on July 9.
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The Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita and Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain represented India at the funeral ceremony of Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 3. During the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the two dignitaries attended the ceremony on behalf of the Government and the people of India and paid their respects.…
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Union minister Margherita, Bihar guv attend Khamenei's funeral ceremony
A high-level Indian delegation, including Bihar Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain and Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita, paid tributes to the assassinated Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, conveying India's condolences.
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