Publish Date: 25 January 2020 - 18:27

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – In a message on Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Vietnamese New Year, known as Tet, to the country's President Nguyen Phu Trong and nation.

"I hope that in the light of political will and joint efforts, we will witness development and deepening of friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries in all fields of interest," Rouhani said in the message.

Tet, Vietnamese New Year, Vietnamese Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday, is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture. The word is a shortened form of Tết Nguyên Đán, which is Sino-Vietnamese for "Feast of the First Morning of the First Day".

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