TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message to Italy’s newly appointed prime minister-designate has highlighted the age-old friendly ties between Tehran and Rome and called for expansion of the relations.
President Rouhani sent a message to Paolo Gentiloni to congratulate him on his appointment as Italy’s prime minister-designate.
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has always had friendly ties with Italy, and the two countries have great capacities to promote cooperation in the political, economic and international arenas,” Rouhani noted.
He also expressed the hope that during Gentiloni’s tenure, bilateral relations would grow to serve the mutual interests in light of political will of officials in the two countries.
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was appointed prime minister-designate on December 11, saying he had accepted President Sergio Mattarella's request to form a new government.