President al-Assad congratulates Hassan Rohani as Iran’s President

President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday sent a cable to Dr. Hassan Rohani congratulating him on his election as the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In his cable, President al-Assad expressed, on behalf of the Syrian people and on his own behalf, heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for President Rohani after having gained the trust of millions of the brotherly Iranian people.

Rohani won the 11th presidential elections which took place last Friday with 50.71 % of votes.

The President stressed Syria’s determination to bolster friendship relations and upgrade cooperation between Syria and Iran in the various fields.

He affirmed that on top comes “confronting the plots of hegemony and aggression against the national sovereignty in our region in a way that reflects positively on the peoples of both friendly countries as well as the peoples of the region and the whole world.”