Publish Date: 24 December 2016 - 20:10

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran has sent a congratulatory message to Pope Francis, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church on the anniversary of birth of Christ.

Mr. Rouhani’s message to Pope said the birth of Christ was plenty to the world and source of justice and beauty; “I congratulate Your Highness all Christians of the world on the festive occasion of the Christmas; we invest much hope on 2017 to be a year of peace, kindness, and cooperation among all nations,” read the message.

“The upcoming year would hopefully bring high spirituality for the public; tolerance and peace for the political elite, and justice for the downtrodden and unprivileged,” it concluded the brief message.

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