The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Al-Budaiwi expressed on Sunday his concern and solidarity over reports regarding the fallen helicopter, carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his accompanying delegation.
In a statement, the Secretary-General expressed hopes that the ongoing search and rescue operations would swiftly locate the Iranian leader and his accompanying delegation.
Al-Budaiwi affirmed that the Cooperation Council stands in solidarity with the government and people of Iran during this difficult time.
Iran State Television noted that the helicopter made a “hard landing” on its way back from East Azerbaijan Province, where President Raisi participated in the inauguration ceremony of a joint dam between Iran and Azerbaijan, with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev.
Source: Kuwait News Agency