Armenian religious leader congratulates Rouhani on re-election

“With your leadership, the fatithful Iranian people would pursue their advances towards their country’s development and progress,” Catholicos Garegin II message reads.

The Armenian Apostolic Church leader also expressed hope that in the near future, the friendly ties between Iran and Armenia would be expanded.

Many world leaders have sent congratulatory messages to President Hassan Rouhani since he was reelected with some 58 percent of the vote in Friday presidential poll in Iran.

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