The head of state sent a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:
“Your Eminence, esteemed Ayatollah Khamenei,
We are deeply shocked by the grievous loss that has befallen the brotherly and friendly Islamic Republic of Iran and its people—the news of the tragic death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other accompanying persons as a result of a helicopter crash.
In the person of President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, the people of Iran have lost an outstanding statesman who devotedly and selflessly served his country throughout his life. His bright memory will always live in our hearts.
On this sorrowful day, I wish that the Almighty grants patience to the friendly and brotherly people of Iran, sharing your grief. On my own behalf and on behalf of the people of Azerbaijan, I express my deepest condolences to you, the families and close ones of the deceased, and to your entire nation.
May Allah have mercy on them!”