Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has sent congratulatory messages to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and spiritual leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the 41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

The congratulatory message to the Iranian President says, in particular, that the close political and economic cooperation between Armenia and Iran continues today owing to their deep good-neighborly traditions. Also, Sarkissian expressed a conviction that the Armenian-Iranian relations will strengthen and develop with steady steps, and added that maintaining and developing stable and mutually beneficial relations between Armenia and Iran is important.

In his congratulatory message to Iran's Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Armenian President said he believes that respect for one another's religion and culture, coupled with political dialogue, contributes to the establishment of peace and stability in the region.

President Sarkissian also pointed to the successful development of cooperation between Armenia and Iran, the pledge of which, according to him, is the two peoples’ wisdom that has been tested for centuries.