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President felicitates Armenian PM on parliamentary election victory
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his Civil Contract Party on their victory in Armenia's parliamentary elections, expressing confidence that bilateral ties will continue to expand in the coming years.
In a message addressed to the Armenian prime minister on Monday, President Pezeshkian described the renewed support of the Armenian people for Pashinyan's government as a sign of their desire to pursue policies aimed at strengthening peace, development, stability and regional cooperation in the South Caucasus region.
The Iranian president said he was confident that the positive and dynamic trend that has characterized relations between Tehran and Yerevan in recent years would be further reinforced through broader and more constructive cooperation between the two neighboring countries.
Armenia's governing Civil Contract party won the elections seen as a test of its handling of a peace deal with Azerbaijan and its growing turn to the West.
Pashinyan's party won 49.8% of votes with all polling stations counted from Sunday's ballot, enough to secure a parliamentary majority under Armenia's electoral system, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said on Monday.