In a message congratulating the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria, the President expressed hope that the relations between the two countries would deepen further in all political, economic and cultural spheres, in order to establish and maintain international peace and stability.
The text of Dr Hassan Rouhani's congratulatory message is as follows:
In the name of God, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Your Excellency Mr Rumen Radev,
Honourable President of Bulgaria,
I would like to offer my sincerest congratulations to Your Excellency and the people of your country on the National Day of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Given the long-standing and historical relations between the two countries, I hope that the relations between the two countries would deepen further in all political, economic and cultural spheres, in order to establish and maintain international peace and stability.
I wish Your Excellency health and success, and the people of the Republic of Bulgaria prosperity and felicity.
Hassan Rouhani
President of the Islamic Republic of Iran