Kuwaiti emir congratulates Ahmadinejad on re-election

Tehran, June 14, IRNA – Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah on Saturday congratulated President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on re-election.

In his congratulation message, the Kuwaiti emir referred to the Islamic Republic of Iran as his country’s friend and underlined the need for further expansion of all-out ties between the two nations.

Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti crown prince and prime minister, in separate messages, felicitated the Iranian president on his re-election.

In related developments, the Lebanese Hizbollah cabled a message of congratulation to the Iranian president yesterday.

Wishing prosperity for the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Lebanese Hizbollah also congratulated the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei and the Iranian nation on the event.

President Ahmadinejad gained 24,527,516 or 62.63 percent of 39,165,191 votes cast to stand winner of the 10th Presidential Elections held nationwide on Friday, June 12.
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