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«Indeed, the death of President Raisi is a great loss, first of all, of course, for Iran, the Iranian people, and I ask you to convey my sincere condolences in connection with this tragedy. Indeed, he was a very reliable partner, a very direct, self-confident person, above all a person who was guided by national interests. Of course, he was a man of his word, and it was a pleasure to work with him, I mean, if we agreed on something, you could always be sure that the agreements would be fulfilled,» Putin stated.
