The state funeral of the late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is expected to begin in Tehran on July 4 and end with his burial in Mashhad on July 9. (EPA Images pic)
BEIJING: Senior Chinese lawmaker He Wei will attend the funeral of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, the Chinese foreign ministry announced today.
The event He is attending will be on July 3, a ministry spokesman told a regular press briefing.
He is the vice chairman of China’s top lawmaking body, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
Khamenei was killed on the first day of Israeli and US airstrikes against Iran on Feb 28.
His state funeral will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, on July 9, Iranian state media has reported.

