Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki says Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s President-elect Hojjatoleslam Hassan Rohani is capable of resolving major problems in the region and the Muslim world.\n<\/p>\n
In a telephone conversation with Rohani on Wednesday, the Tunisian president stated that his country has pinned its hopes on Iran’s president-elect to solve the problems that the region and the Muslim world are currently grappling with, including the conflict in Syria.\n<\/p>\n
The Tunisian president once again congratulated Rohani on his election victory, wishing him success.\n<\/p>\n
Hojjatoleslam Rohani, for his part, called for the further enhancement of amicable ties among all friendly countries across the globe, including between Iran and Tunisia.\n<\/p>\n
The Tunisian president and the Iranian president-elect also urged closer cooperation between Tehran and Tunis at regional and international levels.\n<\/p>\n
They further stressed the importance of bolstering political, economic and cultural cooperation between the Iranian and Tunisian people.\n<\/p>\n
Hojjatoleslam Rohani won Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s June 14 presidential election with an outright victory, gaining 18,613,329 votes, or 50.7 percent of a total of 36,704,156 ballots.\n<\/p>\n
The Iranian president-elect currently represents Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in the country\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s Supreme National Security Council, is a member of the Expediency Council and the Assembly of Experts, and is also president of the Expediency Council’s Center for Strategic Research.\n<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the Guardian Council, Iran\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s highest electoral supervisory body, confirmed the validity of the country\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s presidential election results.\n<\/p>\n
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