Mohammadi Golpaygani Reads Endorsement Text

Tehran, Aug 4, IRNA -- Hojatoleslam Mohammad Mohammadi Golpaigani, Bureau chief of Supreme Leader on Saturday read the text of endorsement. Special ceremony for endorsement of the seventh President Hassan Rohani was held in the presence of the Supreme Leader and several other senior officials and foreign ambassadors. The ceremony kicked off with a brief report delivered by Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar. Outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani, Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani and Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, cabinet ministers, and members of the Guardian Council, military commanders as well as political, social and cultural figures attended the ceremony. Families of martyrs, foreign ambassadors as well as representatives from foreign countries have attended the ceremony./end