Yemen Offers Condolences over Martyrdom of Iranian Ambassador to Sana’a
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The head of Yemeni National Salvation Government's negotiating team on Tuesday offered his condolences on the martyrdom of the Iranian ambassador to Yemen Hassan Irloo, who died of COVID-19 complications after certain countries delayed his return home for medical treatment.
“Our sincere condolences to the Iranian leadership, the dear Iranian people, and to the family of the late Iranian ambassador to Yemen Hassan Irloo, may God bless him and have mercy on him,” Mohammed Abdulsalam wrote in a post on his Twitter account.
Hussein al-Ezzi, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Yemen, also condoled the Islamic Republic of Iran on the martyrdom of the Iranian envoy.
“I offer my condolences to the Islamic Republic, its leadership and people, on the death of His Excellency Ambassador Hassan Irloo, as well as his mujahid family,” al-Ezzi said on Twitter. “We lost a wonderful friend who was an example of a successful and distinguished diplomat.”
The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that Hassan Irloo was martyred because of the coronavirus infection.
The ministry noted that the late ambassador, who was a victim of chemical attacks during the Iraqi imposed war in the 1980s, had contracted the coronavirus during his mission in Yemen.
Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said the envoy was transferred to the country in a “bad state” and due to “late cooperation” of some countries.
He contracted the coronavirus at the place of his mission, and passed away early on Tuesday “despite undergoing all stages of treatment to improve his condition”, Khatibzadeh said.
The envoy was transferred from Sana’a to Iran late on Saturday. His repatriation was reportedly delayed by the Saudi authorities.
Irloo officially began his diplomatic mission to Yemen in November 2020, in defiance of the United States’ anger at the two countries’ developing relations.
