In separate messages to the President and Prime Minister of India;

Dr Rouhani felicitates India on Republic Day

The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent separate messages to the President and Prime Minister of India, Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate them on Republic Day and expressed hope that Tehran-New Delhi relations would further enhance in all fields in the interests of both nations.

Dr Hassan Rouhani added in the congratulatory message, "I hope that, given the wide cultural, historical and long-standing common grounds, we will see the growth and development of relations across all fields of mutual interest”.

The President wished the people of India prosperity and felicity, stating that, "The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of India, having ancient cultures and civilisations in the Asian continent, have passed the golden age of bilateral relations".