Tehran, May 28, IRNA – Iranian First Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri in a message extended congratulations on the Independence of Azerbaijan.

In his message to Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov, Jahangiri hoped for developing relations at bilateral, regional, and international levels.

Earlier, President Hassan Rouhani in a message to his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev congratulated the government and people of the Republic of Azerbaijan on that country's Independence Day.

Iran and Azerbaijan have had brotherly relations since the independence of Azerbaijan and have shown good neighborliness, he said.

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