TEHRAN, July 3. /TASS/. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed gratitude to Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev during their meeting for attending the farewell ceremony for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Iranian president's press service reported.

Pezeshkian expressed appreciation to Medvedev and his accompanying delegation for their participation, as well as for the condolences and support extended by the government and people of Russia to the people of Iran.

"Broad opportunities exist between the two countries for developing economic, trade, energy, and transport-transit cooperation, which must be realized with additional political will and within the framework of already concluded agreements," the Iranian president noted during the meeting.

Pezeshkian also highlighted the importance of the International North-South Transport Corridor as a key area of joint collaboration.

According to him, developing transport and transit infrastructure between the two countries serves mutual interests and contributes to strengthening regional ties.

The farewell ceremony for the deceased Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 3. On Friday, high-ranking delegations from at least 30 countries will take part in the mourning event. From July 4 to July 5, the body of Ali Khamenei will lie in state at the Tehran Mosalla, the capital’s largest religious and public complex, where anyone will be able to pay their respects to the departed leader.

On July 6, a mourning procession will be held along the main streets of Tehran. After that, the body will be brought to the country’s main religious center, the city of Qom, where mourning ceremonies will be held on July 7. On July 8, Ali Khamenei's body will be sent to neighboring Iraq, where separate farewell ceremonies for local Shiite Muslims will be organized in the holy cities of Karbala and Najaf. Ali Khamenei’s funeral is scheduled to take place in his hometown, Mashhad, on July 9.