Russia dispatches aircraft, professional rescuers to Tabriz
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
May 20, 2024
Tehran, IRNA -- An aide to the Russian president has announced that two advanced aircraft with special helicopters and 50 professional mountain rescuers will join Iranian teams in their ongoing search operations for a crashed chopper carrying the Iranian president and his entourage.
According to IRNA, Igor Levitin called Iran's First Vice-President Mohammad Mokhbar again on Monday morning to tell him about an extraordinary meeting of Vladimir Putin with top Russian government officials and the Iranian ambassador to Moscow.
"In line with the order of the Russian president, two advanced airplanes with special helicopters will be sent to Tabriz with 50 professional mountain rescuers within an hour," Levitin told Mokhber on phone.
He added: "On Monday morning, two Russian helicopters will leave for Tabriz from Armenia."
Levitin emphasized that "the Russian government and Putin himself are concerned about the health of President Raisi and his accompanying team and their greetings, respect and sincere sympathy with the
leadership and the great nation of Iran at this time".
In the telephone conversation, Mokhbar, for his part, expressed gratitude for the support of Russia's president and government to the Islamic Republic at the time of urgency.
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