Publish Date: 6 April 2019 - 13:44

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to the Senegalese President to offer him and the people of the country congratulations on the national day of the country.

In a Saturday message to his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall, Rouhani offered congratulations to him and the people of Senegal on the Independence Day of the African country.

“I hope that with joint efforts, we witness further development and deepening of relations between the two countries in areas of interest to both states,” he added.

He also wished Sall health and success and the people of Senegal prosperity and felicity.

On April 4, 1960, Senegal gained independence from France. Senegalese nation celebrates the day annually as the country’s Independence Day.

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