MNA � Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has extended his condolences to the nation and government of Iraq over the death of the country�s former president Jalal Talabani.


Here is the full text of�Zarif�s�message of condolence:

We Belong�to Allah and�to Him We Shall Return

The�demise of�the�former�President�of the brotherly country of Iraq, Jalal�Talabani, made me feel profoundly sad.

He was one of the influential, distinguished and�well-wishingIraqi personalities who�spent�his lifetime�on�the liberation,�integrity�and independence of�his country and nation, as well as maintaining territorial integrity and national unity�of Iraq.

His death�is an irreparable�loss�for�the�brotherly nations of Iran and Iraq.

Hereby,�I�send my condolences�to�the government and the great nation of Iraq�including�all ethnic groups, tribes and religious sects.

May God's blessings shower upon�him�and the Almighty gives his family patience�to�bear all this�pain.

Iran�s Foreign Minister

Mohammad Javad Zarif