UN Chief, OIC Countries Pay Tribute to President Raisi

Date: 25 May 2024 - 22:25

News ID: ۱۲۷۶۹۳

UNITED NATIONS (Dispatches) – UN chief Antonio Guterres has
visited Iran’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations in New York to pay tribute to President Ebrahim Raisi and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hussein Amir-Abdollahian.
Guterres, who was welcomed by Amir-Saeed Iravani, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations, sympathized with the Iranian government and nation and the families of the victims.
In Geneva, the UN office hosted a memorial service for president Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian. The event was observed by representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, who paid tribute to the late Iranian president and his entourage.
Ali Bahraini, Iran’s ambassador to the Geneva-based UN bodies, delivered an address at the ceremony, highlighting President Raisi’s defense of Islamic values in the international arena.
“The Islamic community will not forget Raisi’s staunch defense of the Qur’an against the insolence displayed by some West-backed malefactors. During the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, he raised the Al-Mushaf al-Sharif above his head and spoke out in defense of the Holy Qur’an.”
Bahraini also underscored Raisi’s efforts to promote unity among Muslims worldwide.
“In line with the principal foreign

policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, both the late Iranian president and the foreign minister endeavored to enhance the unity of the Islamic world,” he said.
Bahraini also said late foreign minister Amir-Abdollahian worked with strong determination to enhance relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Islamic states, following Iran’s principal policies, and took significant and notable steps in this regard.
The ambassador also highlighted relentless efforts by Amir-Abdollahian to restore the rights of the Palestinian people and liberate the holy Quds, calling him one of the Islamic fighters who campaigned in the struggle to liberate Palestine.
“When it came to Palestine, they spared no diplomatic effort to restore all rights of the resilient and oppressed people of Palestine. The late minister, Amir-Abdollahian, deserves to be described as a mujahid for the freedom of Palestine.
“We hope that their legacy of justice, peace, and well-being will continue to benefit their nation, the Islamic community, and humanity,” he said.
The Iranian envoy stressed that Iran will continue earnestly on the “blessed path of strengthening Islamic unity and fostering good neighborliness.”
“It will spare no effort to achieve the interests of the Islamic nation by drawing on the teachings of Islam and promoting unity and harmony at the international level,” he said.