OPEC Extends Condolences To Iran Following Death Of President Raisi

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has extended its sincerest and deepest condolences to the family, the leadership and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the entire OPEC Family following the tragic death of H.E. Ayatollah Dr. Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, an OPEC member.

Raisi’s death, along with the foreign minister and other officials in a helicopter crash Sunday in northwestern Iran, came as Iran struggles with internal dissent and its relations with the wider world.

In a statement issued by the oil cartel on Monday, May 20, 2024, OPEC Secretary General, H.E Haitham Al Ghais, said: “It is with great sadness and deep sorrow that we have learned of the tragic passing of HE Ayatollah Dr Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and other senior government officials.

“In these difficult times, on behalf of myself and all the staff at the OPEC Secretariat, I extend my condolences and sympathy to the esteemed leadership and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the families of HE President Raisi and other officials.”

H.E. Al Ghais met with H.E. President Raisi in May 2023 in Tehran, Iran, during the Secretary General’s first official visit to the OPEC Founding Member.

The meeting focused on Iran’s role in the global oil and energy markets, as well as the future outlook for investments in the oil industry in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The entire OPEC Family commiserates with the family of HE Dr Raisi, and the leadership and people of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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