Belarusian president sympathizes with his Iranian counterpart over Rafsanjani's demise

President Lukashenko also expressed sympathy with the Iranian nation and the family of the deceased Rafsanjani over the sad event.

Lukashenko in his message described Ayatollah Rafsanjani as a prominent figure in the 1979 Islamic Revolution and in the modern Iranian history as well.

Body of the late Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was laid to rest Tuesday at the mausoleum of the Founder of the Islamic Republic late Imam Khomeini in south of Tehran, while people participated massively in the ceremony.

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