NNA -nbsp;North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a condolence message to Iran over the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
In the message, Kim said the death of Raisi was a quot;great lossquot; to Iran and he hoped the bereaved families would recover as soon as possible.
He was quot;an outstanding statesman and a close friendquot; who made a quot;great contribution to the cause of the Iranian people for safeguarding the sovereignty, development and interests of their country and the gains of the Islamic revolution,quot; Kim was quoted as saying by KCNA.–Reutersnbsp;
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