Staff Reporter
PRESIDENT Nangolo Mbumba has expressed condolences on the passing of Ebrahim Raisi, the President of Iran, who died in a tragic helicopter accident on Sunday.
In his message of condolences, President Mbumba said that he has learned with sadness about the passing of his Iranian counterpart.
“This [Monday] morning, the world woke up to the devastating news of the passing of President Ebrahim Raisi of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Words rarely suffice in comforting a nation when it has lost a leader,” he said, adding that consolation is a difficult offering to give for the despair that comes with mourning a president, “an experience we in Namibia are painfully familiar with.”
He said the people of Iran have lost an outstanding leader who cared immensely about the development and prosperity of Iran. President Mbumba continued: “During this difficult hour of mourning, I extend on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Namibia our sincere condolences to the Government and the people of Iran. May the courageous Iranian people find solace in the memory of President Raisi’s leadership and service to the Iranian people. May His Soul rest in peace.”
