May 24, 2015, 12:40 PM

Rouhani congratulates Eritrea Independence Day

Rouhani congratulates Eritrea Independence Day

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani felicitated his Eritrean counterpart on Independence Day.

Iran’s president cabled a message on Sunday to felicitate the President Isaias Afwerki, the people and officials on the anniversary of establishment their state.

He hoped for further expansion of mutual relations through hard efforts of the two countries’ officials.

Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered with Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast.

The creation of modern day Eritrea is a result of the incorporation of independent Kingdoms and various vassal states of the Ethiopian empire and the Ottoman Empire, eventually resulting in the formation of Italian Eritrea.
 

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