Alwaght- Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated on Sunday the election of Ebrahim Raeisi as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“Dear Mr. Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi, the president-elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran, accept my sincere congratulations on the election of Your Excellency as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Putin said in his message.
In part of his message, Putin also said the relationship between “our countries are traditionally gifted with friendship and good neighborliness.”
The Russian leader expressed hope that during the tenure of Raeisi as president the relations between the two countries would keep progressing toward mutual constructive cooperation in different areas at bilateral and international levels.
Such an approach will “fully meet the interests of the Russian and Iranian nations” and help strengthen regional security and stability, Putin added.
In the end, Putin expressed success and health for the Iranian president-elect.
Iran's 13th Presidential Election was held on Friday and according to the initial results announced by the Interior Ministry, Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi leads the polls with 17,800,000 votes.
According to the Ministry, a total of 28,600,000 individuals have participated in the presidential election.
