Zarif condoles demise of former Indian premier

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – In a message to his Indian counterpart on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed condolences over the loss of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died at 93, on Thursday after a long illness. Vajpayee, a leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, had suffered a stroke in 2009.