DUSHANBE, 17.02.2023 (NIAT Khovar) – In connection with the tragic consequences of the avalanches in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, the Founder of Peace and National Unity — Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, received a telegram of condolences from the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi, which reads:

“Dear Mr. President of the Republic of Tajikistan,

We are deeply saddened by the news of the death and injury of citizens of friendly Tajikistan as a result of avalanches in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province.

Expressing to Your Excellency, as well as to the fraternal people of friendly Tajikistan, my condolences in connection with this tragic event, I ask the Almighty to grant the deceased God’s inexhaustible mercy, and their relatives and friends — patience, and for the victims — a speedy and complete recovery.»