TEHRAN – In two separate messages on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran expressed congratulations to his Chinese and Armenian counterparts on their presidential victories.

Rouhani congratulated Xi Jinping on his re-election as the president of the People's Republic of China and expressed the hope that Tehran-Beijing ties would develop in all fields based on mutual interest.

He also congratulated Armen Sargsyan on his election as the president of Armenia, wishing ties would develop with regard to cultural and historical ties between the two neighbors.

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