President Raeisi voices Iran’s readiness to broaden ties with Greece, Bangladesh

In separate congratulatory messages on the National Days of Greece and Bangladesh, Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi expressed Tehran’s willingness to promote cooperation with Athens and Dhaka.

According to Tasnim news agency, in Saturday messages to Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, President Raeisi congratulated them on Greek Independence Day, which celebrates the Greek Revolution of 1821.

Highlighting the age-old relations between Iran and Greece and the determination of their officials for closer interaction, the president expressed hope for the promotion of cooperation between the two nations in various fields.

In his messages to Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed on Saturday, Raeisi congratulated the Muslim nation on its Independence Day, which commemorates the Asian country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in March 1971.

Hailing the good and brotherly relations between Tehran and Dhaka, the Iranian president expressed hope that rapport and cooperation between the officials of the two countries would result in stronger constructive cooperation in various fields.

The Iranian president who took office in August 2021 has shaped his administration’s foreign policy on the basis of closer ties with the neighbors, Muslim nations and allies.

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