BEIJING — China’s foreign ministry confirmed Thursday that senior lawmaker He Wei will travel to Tehran to attend funeral ceremonies for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A ministry spokesperson revealed at a routine press conference that He is scheduled to attend an event on July 3.
He Wei holds the position of vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, which serves as China’s primary lawmaking body.
Khamenei died on February 28, the opening day of combined Israeli and U.S. airstrikes targeting Iran. According to Iranian state media, his official state funeral is set to begin in Tehran on July 4, with his burial planned for July 9 in his hometown of Mashhad, a holy city located in northeastern Iran.
