TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulating him on his new post and voicing Tehran’s readiness to enhance ties with Islamabad, Tasnim reported.

In his message to Imran Khan, who was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday after his party’s victory in last month’s election, Rouhani expressed the hope that the new Pakistani leader’s tenure would mark “growing unity and convergence in the Islamic world and deepening of bonds between the two friendly neighbors.”

“As always and particularly in the new era, the Islamic Republic of Iran expresses preparedness to promote interaction and cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” Rouhani added.

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