National Conference president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday visited the Embassy of Iran in New Delhi to express condolences over the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Abdullah signed the condolence book at the embassy and conveyed sympathies on behalf of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the party said in a statement.

He was accompanied by Rajya Sabha MPs from the party — Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan, Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo and Gurwinder Singh Oberoi. The trio visited the Iranian mission on Monday and signed the condolence book at the embassy.

According to the party, the delegation also met the deputy ambassador of the Iran to India and expressed solidarity with the Iranian people during what it described as a moment of grief, while praying for eternal peace for the departed soul. The veteran politician said it is not only the region that is suffering, but the entire world has also been engulfed in an unwanted crisis.

During the 30-minute meeting, Abdullah expressed hope that the war would come to an end soon and that people would be relieved of their suffering.