Kim Jong Un assures that the death of the Iranian president is a “great loss for the people who seek justice”

May 21. (EUROPA PRESS) –

The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, assured this Monday that the death of the president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, represents a “great loss for the people of the world who seek justice and independence”, and has conveyed his condolences to the people. Iranian.

“The death of the president is a great loss for the fraternal Iranian people and for the people of the world who aspire to independence and justice,” reads a message from Kim sent to the Iranian vice president, now interim president, Mohamad Mojber.

Thus, Kim has described Raisi as an “outstanding statesman” due to his “great contribution” in working for the sovereignty and development of Iran and as a “close friend of the North Korean people,” according to the Korean state news agency. North, KCNA.

The North Korean leader has expressed his confidence that Iran will “overcome the duel” and “move vigorously towards the construction” of a “prosperous”, “strong” and “stable” State.

Raisi died on Sunday after the helicopter in which he was traveling with eight other people, including Foreign Minister Hosein Amirabdolahian, crashed; the governor of East Azerbaijan province, Malek Rahmati; or Raisi’s chief bodyguard, Mehdi Mousavi. All passengers and crew died after the accident, which occurred in northern Iran.