"We must be able to secure our interests on our own", Iranian Supreme  Leader to Armenia`s Premier

ArmInfo.Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the remarks in a  meeting with Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday, Mehr reports.

According to the source, the meeting took place after a glorious  farewell ceremony was held for the helicopter crash martyrs in the  capital city of Tehran.

Thanking the Armenian officials for expressing sympathy with Iran  over the helicopter crash incident, the Leader stressed that the  Islamic Republic of Iran's policy of expanding relations with Armenia  will continue under the guidance of the current acting president of  Iran Mohammad Mokhber.  Ayatollah Khamenei also told the Armenian  Prime Minister that the issues related to the borders of Armenia were  important for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi.

The issues related to the Armenia border should be taken care of, he  said, adding, "We must be able to secure our interests on our own."  Pashinyan, for his part, said that Armenia was shocked after hearing  the news of the death of the President and Minister of Foreign  Affairs of Iran and his companions.

He added that he is sure that under the Leader's guidance and  leadership, there will be no disturbance in Iran's affairs.  Iranian  President Ebrahim Raeisi and Foreign Minister Hossein  Amir-Abdollahian have martyred in a helicopter crash in the  northwestern province of East Azarbaijan.

The helicopter carrying President Raeisi and his accompanying  delegation crashed on Sunday in the Dizmar forest, nestled between  the cities of Varzaqan and Jolfa in East Azarbaijan Province.

It was transporting Raeisi, Amir-Abdollahian, East Azarbaijan  Governor Malek Rahmati, Friday Prayers leader of the city of Tabriz  Seyyed Mohammad Ali Al-e Hashem, and a member of the president's  bodyguard team Mahdi Mousavi. The helicopter's pilot, co-pilot, and  crew were also among others on board the chopper.

President Raeisi and his accompanying delegation were returning from  a ceremony to inaugurate a dam on the Aras River with Azerbaijan's  President Ilham Aliyev.

Following the tragic martyrdom of Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi,  the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei  declared a 5- day mourning in Iran.