Tehran, IRNA – Some heads of state have issued separate messages to congratulate President Ebrahim Raisi and the Iranian nation on the advent of the Iranian New Year (Nowruz).

Heads of countries such as Turkiye, Thailand, Kazakhstan, China, Armenia, Turkmenistan, Hungary, and Belarus sent separate messages to their Iranian counterpart.

They described Nowruz as the emblem of the rebirth of nature and creation as well as a symbol of human values, including peace, humanism and the enhancement of good neighborliness, which plays a key role in approaching people of different countries and strengthening ties among governments.

Earlier, heads of state from Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia had sent separate messages to felicitate the arrival of Nowruz to the Iranian president and people.

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