TEHRAN – In a Wednesday message to his Ukrainian counterpart, President Rouhani congratulated the 26th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence and expressed the hope that Tehran-Kiev relations would develop day by day in line with the interests of the two countries.

Rouhani also wished health and success for President Petro Poroshenko and prosperity and glory for the people of the European country.

Independence Day of Ukraine is the main state holiday in modern Ukraine, celebrated on 24 August in commemoration of the Declaration of Independence of 1991.

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