TEHRAN – The first vice president of the Islamic Republic of Iran has congratulated the neighboring country of Azerbaijan on Republic Day.

In a message to Azerbaijan’s Vice President and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva on Sunday, Es’haq Jahangiri felicitated his counterpart as well as Azerbaijan’s government and people on the national occasion, the Iranian government’s website reported.

He hoped that the goodwill of the leaders of both countries would lead to more robust mutual ties.

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