Addressed to Indonesian President Joko Widodo, the Iranian president has in his message also sympathized with the Indonesian government and all the bereaved family members of the crashed plane on behalf of the Iranian government and nation.

"In this blessed month in which the Grand Prophet of Islam (PBUH) was born, I hereby also pray for the salvation of the souls of the sad incident’s victims and great patience for their bereaved family members," added President Rouhani, wishing President Widodo and the great Indonesian nation, good health, success, well-being, and development.

Indonesia AirAsia's Flight QZ8501, an Airbus A320-200, lost contact with air traffic control early on Sunday during bad weather on a flight from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.