The message reads, in part:
“On behalf of the Russian Government, and personally, let me convey my deepest condolences on the tragic death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, His Excellency Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, and the accompanying officials in a helicopter crash.
This is a great loss for Iran. Ebrahim Raisi devoted his entire life to selflessly serve the state of Iran.
I would like to also note Ebrahim Raisi’s large personal contribution in strengthening friendly and neighbourly Russian-Iranian relations in the spirit of strategic partnership. We share the grief and pain of this bereavement.”