Indian foreign minister welcomes Rohani’s election victory

According to Press TV, India has welcomed the election of Hassan Rohani as the Islamic Republic’s president.

Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid, who was on a two-day visit to Iraq, said on Friday that Rohani’s victory is a welcome sign and an outcome of Iranian democracy.
Following Rohani’s victory, the two countries are widely expected to boost their relations even further.
Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar, an Indian strategic affairs analyst said: “The Iranian election has been followed in India with a lot of interest. The fact that Mr. Rohani has been elected has elicited very favorable comments. And I think those in India who have engaged with Mr. Rohani — when he was earlier in the cabinet — have indicated that there are many areas that India and Iran could engage in.”
Rajnath Singh, the president of India’s opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), congratulated Rohani on his victory, saying, “A moderate and stable Iran is in India’s interest.”
Rohani won 50.7 percent of the vote to secure an outright victory in Iran’s June 14 presidential election.
Nearly 50.5 million Iranians, including more than 1.6 million first-time voters, were eligible to participate in the election. The Interior Ministry put the voter turnout at 72.7 percent.