President Alexander Lukashenko congratulates Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and Iranian people on 38th anniversary of Islamic Revolution

11 февраля 2017

Iran marked the 38th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution yesterday with festive processions and demonstrations in Tehran’s Azadi Square.

President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated Iran's President Hassan Rouhani and the Iranian people on the national holiday. According to Alexander Lukashenko, intensifying trade and economic cooperation and implementing mutually beneficial joint projects is fully in the interests of both countries and will contribute to further strengthening ties between the peoples of Belarus and Iran.

The new Ambassador of Iran to Belarus has held a reception dedicated to the national holiday. Arriving in Belarus about a week ago, he assured that he would make every effort to further expand and consolidate the bilateral cooperation in all spheres.

The reception held at the Embassy of Iran in Belarus was attended by representatives of Belarus’ diplomatic corps and Government. According to Belarusian Industry Minister Vitaly Vovk, Belarus considers cooperation with Iran to be one of the most important foreign policy directions.