TEHRAN — Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, has congratulated the government and people of Armenia on the occasion of their Independence Day, IRNA reported.
Pezeshkian sent separate congratulatory messages to his Armenian counterpart, Vahagn Khachaturyan, and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
In his message to Khachaturyan, Iran’s president expressed hope that relations between the two friendly and neighboring countries will continue to deepen in the coming years, benefiting the people of both nations.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran was one of the first countries to recognize the independence of the Republic of Armenia, and since that day, the two have been good neighbors,” President Pezeshkian said in his message to Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan.
Pezeshkian also expressed satisfaction with the strong and stable ties between Iran and Armenia, noting that these relations are steadily developing and progressing.
