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President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Mohammad Khatami on his election as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the second time

June 12, 2001

The message said, in part:

“Russia highly appreciates your contribution to the development of friendly relations between our countries. Your recent visit to Russia and the fruitful talks, after which we signed a treaty on principles of relations and cooperation between Russia and Iran and several other documents, have expanded the horizons of bilateral relations and strengthened Russian-Iranian cooperation in different spheres.

“I am sure that your further activity as President will allow us to jointly develop Russian-Iranian relations to the benefit of our countries and nations.”

June 12, 2001