New Delhi, June 4 -- India has offered its profound condolences following the passing of former Yemen President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, affirming that the departed leader will always be remembered as a "friend of India" for his role in bolstering bilateral relations between the two countries.

Sripriya Ranganathan, Secretary at the Overseas Indian Affairs (OIA), Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV) divisions of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), visited the Yemen Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday to sign the condolence book.

"Secretary (CPV and OIA), Ms. Sripriya Ranganathan, visited the Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in New Delhi to sign the condolence book on the sad demise of the former President of the Republic of Yemen, Abdrabbuh...