Iraqi Speaker: Martyr Amir Abdullahian was the voice of the Palestinian people.

After the martyrdom of General Hajj Qassem Soleimani, Martyr Dr. Hossein Amirabdollahian, the late Minister of Foreign Affairs of our country, said in a meeting with a European delegation: We should thank the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hajj Qassem Soleimani for the role they played in world peace and security.

More than 65 countries participated in the funeral ceremony of the holy body of martyr Dr. Hossein Amirabdollahian at the level of presidents, ministers, kings, representatives, etc., which is a clear proof of the greatness of the position of martyr Amir Abdullahian as the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the importance of the efforts of this martyr. It is important to maintain the integrity of the region.

In this context, the reporter of Mehr News Agency conducted an interview with “Ali Fazel al-Dafani”, an expert in political affairs and the official spokesman of the Supreme Islamic Majlis in Iraq, about the character and achievements of martyr Amir Abdollahian, which you are reading in detail:

How did you receive the news of the martyrdom of service martyrs and what was the impact of this news among the government, political and even public circles of Iraq? Especially when we saw that large delegations from Iraq came to Tehran to participate in the funeral ceremony of Iranian martyrs. Also, Iraqi people’s delegations gathered in front of the Islamic Republic of Iran embassy in Iraq to express their condolences. In your opinion, to what extent do these cases indicate a coherent relationship between the governments and nations of Iraq and Iran?

We were following with concern the news related to the tragic accident of the helicopter crash of Seyed Ebrahim Raeesi, the late President of Iran and Dr. Hossein Amirabdollahian, the late Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and his accompanying delegation. Simultaneously with the publication of this news on social media, Iraqi people began to pray and asked the Almighty God to save the passengers of this helicopter and bring them back safely, and this was the beginning of the expression of sympathy and solidarity of the children of the Iraqi nation with Iran.

After receiving the news and pictures about the helicopter wreckage and finding the bodies of the martyrs, we had a very sad day. The atmosphere was such that this sadness was considered a personal calamity for each of us, and Iraqis condoled and sympathized with each other in circles, universities, and their workplaces.

Immediately after this tragedy, the government of Iraq declared official and public mourning in Iraq, and people’s delegations, political parties, cultural centers and social activists from different parts of Iraq gathered in front of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baghdad and also in front of the headquarters of the Iranian consulates in Najaf Ashraf and holy Karbala and Basra gathered.

In addition to that, large Iraqi delegations at the highest official levels also appeared in Tehran on the day of the funeral of the martyrs, and these delegations were headed by Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, Federal Court President Mohammad Jassim Al Amiri, as well as a number of ministers and governors. “Mohsen al-Mandlawi” the speaker of the parliament and a number of parliamentarians and heads of factions and parties were in charge. Also, the head of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, along with other Iraqi figures and groups living in the Islamic Republic of Iran, participated in this ceremony. These show the strength of the relations between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran and the deep bond between the two nations, which is based on historical, religious and human foundations.

Also, the words of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani, the supreme authority of Iraq, had a great impact on the children of the Iraqi nation. where he expressed his condolences and expressed his sorrow for this tragedy and considered it a painful tragedy for the noble nation of Iran.

Martyr Hossein Amirabdollahian made many trips to Iraq and had many activities in this field even before taking the post of Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Have you ever met him? How do you see him personally, diplomatically and politically?

In 2019, I led a group of young people from the Supreme Islamic Council of Iraq to visit the Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, where we met with Martyr Hossein Amirabdollahian, who was the deputy speaker of the Council at that time. There, we talked about the regional affairs and its challenges, as well as the stable relations between Iraq and Iran and the harmonious relations between the nations of the two countries.

I can say about the character of martyr Amir Abdollahian that he had a great degree of openness and courage in his positions and was very confident in the approach he had taken based on the Islamic Revolution and he fully felt the power of the Islamic Republic of Iran and therefore for representing He had acted on it. Martyr Amir Abdollahian never felt weak or hesitant in front of hostile positions and opponents both inside and outside of Iran.

In addition to having a strong and confident personality, despite the positions he held, Shahid AmirAbdollahian had great humility and Islamic manners were clearly visible in his behavior, and for this reason, he quickly entered the hearts of all those he dealt with. Martyr AmirAbdollahian’s mastery of the Arabic language opened good horizons in the region and helped him a lot in establishing personal relationships with officials from different Arab countries.

Martyr Amir Abdollahian was a resistance man and a supporter of liberation movements and all the oppressed, which made even his opponents respect and love him. He had a special point of view in Iran’s international politics, which was based on the principle that the power of the region and Iran should be interconnected, effective and distinct.