Ahmadinejad Felicitates India's Republic Day

Tehran, Feb 5, IRNA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cabled separate messages on Saturday to Indian President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to felicitate them and their nation on the country’s Republic Day. In his messages, President Ahmadinejad called for expansion of all-out relations and cooperation between the two countries. Ahmadinejad also urged expansion of political, economic and cultural relations between Iran and India as well as enhanced cooperation with regard to regional and global developments. Speedy pace of developments in Asia and the entire globe requires exchange of views and cooperation among peace-loving nations which spare no efforts to help restore peace and security to the world, he said. President Ahmadinejad also wished prosperity and dignity for the Indian nation./end