President Rouhani sent separate messages to heads of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq and Uzbekistan to congratulate Nowruz 1398 to them.

In the messages that were sent on Thursday on the first day of year 1398, President Hassan Rouhani wrote, “The delightful song of Nowruz and the coming out of blossoms are signs of eternal divine power”.

He also expressed hope that with the Earth warming up and the nature resurrecting, people’s approach and thoughts renew and they show mercy and kindness to each other, starting a year full of peace and affection.

“I hope that we statesmen can prepare the ground for more peace and unbreakable integration among different peoples due to the enchantment of spring,” he wrote.

At the end of his message, Dr Rouhani also wished a year full of hope, happiness, and felicity for the peoples of the region.