Macron vows to cement ties with Iran after Rouhani's re-election

ASIA PACIFIC DAILY

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French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday vowed to further boost bilateral ties with Tehran after the incumbent president Hassan Rouhani was re-elected on Saturday.

In a press release issued by his office, Macron congratulated his Iranian counterpart over his victory in election and "successful" course of voting.

"He hopes that this new mandate will confirm the improvement of the old relations between France and Iran," the Elysee said in the release.

With that aim, the French president "will ask the government to work actively to intensify economic, scientific and cultural ties with Iran," said the release.

On Saturday, Rouhani was re-elected after seizing 57 percent of the ballots, the country's interior ministry figures showed.

(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)