Saudi leaders offer condolences to Portugal’s president over death of Jorge Sampaio

Air Force, Army and Navy officers carry the flag-draped coffin during the State Funeral of former Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio at the Jeronimos Monastery in Lisbon, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP)

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday sent a cable of condolences and sympathy to Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on the death of former President Jorge Sampaio.
“We have received the news of the death of the former president of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio, and we express to Your Excellency, the family of the deceased, and to the Portuguese people, our deepest condolences, and most sincere sympathy,” the king said in a statement issued by Saudi Press Agency.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also sent a similar cable of condolences and sympathy to Rebelo de Sousa.
Sampaio, a former two-term president of Portugal and one of the most prominent political figures of his generation, died Friday. He was 81.

(With AP)