Iran’s ambassador to Yemen offers condolences on death of Hassan Zaid
SANAA, Oct. 28 (YPA) – Iran’s ambassador to Yemen, Hassan Irlu has offered his condolences on Tuesday to the Yemeni people and family of Minister of Youth and Sports Hassan Zaid, who has been killed in an assassination operation carried out by criminal elements in the capital Sanaa.
In a tweet, he expressed his deep regret at the death of Minister of Youth and Sports.
أعبر عن أسفي العميق لهذه الحادثة و الاغتيال الجبان؛ أقدم التعازي لأسرة الشهيد و الشعب اليمني في استشهاد السيد وزير الشباب والرياضة حسن زيد على يد العناصر الإجرامية التي تمارس الإرهاب ضد الشعب اليمني pic.twitter.com/kjFOiJEYqy
— Hasan Irlu (@HasanIrlu) October 27, 2020
He condemned the assassination, calling it “cowardice act”, by criminal elements who practice terrorism against the Yemeni people.
This is the first statement made by Iranian ambassador after he had submitted his credentials to Yemen’s Foreign Minister, Hisham Sharaf Abdullah on , as the extraordinary ambassador to the Republic of Iran .
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