Hawzah News Agency –In these messages, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi has emphasised on deepening the relations between the two countries in all fields in the interests of the two nations.

President's message to the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, is as follows:

In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Your Excellency Mr Ram Nath Kovind,

President of the Republic of India,

I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Your Excellency on the National Day of the Republic of India.

As two countries with rich culture and ancient civilisations in Asia, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of India have always had excellent relations and will undoubtedly create a new page of relations in the present era with their past reserves.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has the necessary will and readiness to expand and deepen relations with the Republic of India in all fields.

I wish Your Excellency health and success and the people of the Republic of India prosperity and felicity.

Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Ayatollah Raisi's message to the Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi is as follows:

In the Name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Your Excellency Mr Narendra Modi,

Prime Minister of the Republic of India,

I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Your Excellency on the National Day of the Republic of India.

I hope that in the light of the rich cultural and civilizational commonalities and the long-standing relations between the two countries, the cooperation between the two countries will expand and strengthen with the efforts of the high-ranking officials of the two countries in all fields and in the interests of the two nations.

I wish Your Excellency health and success and the people of the Republic of India prosperity and felicity.

Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran