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The President described the presence of the people on the stage as the key to victory, and weakening dictatorship and defeating ill wishing against the Iranian people, emphasising that, "The key to resolving our society’s problems and resisting hostilities is unity and trust and confidence between the system and the people".

President sent a message to congratulate the anniversary of the independence of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, expressing hope that friendly relations and cooperation between the two countries in various fields further deepen to serve the interest of the two nations with the political will of the two countries' political leaders.

President said that Iran is fully committed to its obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), criticising the other side’s failure to live up to its commitments and adding, "The Islamic Republic of Iran is still ready to interact and cooperate with the European Union to settle issues”.

Speaking at the ceremony of renewing allegiance to Imam Khomeini and martyrs’ causes on Sunday, President Hassan Rouhani said, "Imam Khomeini (RA) was not only the father of Islam seeking, but also the father of republic seeking in the history of Iran”.

President Hassan Rouhani and the members of the cabinet appeared at the Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini (RA) to renew allegiance to his and the martyrs’ ideals, celebrating the 41st anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution.

President commemorated the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s (RA) arrival in Iran and described February 1, 1979 as an important day in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

President appreciated the hard work of all Iranian workers and engineers for making a developed Iran, saying, "Opening 133 important water and power projects in 22 provinces with a value of over 20 trillion tomans in less than 4 months displays Iranian people and government’s power”.

Projects for Tehran's water and electricity industry inaugurated at President's order through videoconferencing.

The second phase of Tehran's 7th water treatment plant was inaugurated on Tuesday at President’s order in Pakdasht.

President said that Iran-Russia relations are developing and said, "I am confident that despite what the United States' pressures on the region and especially Iran, the two countries will further develop their relations in spite of the White House's wish".

The president called Feb 21, when the 11th round of Majlis elections are going to be held, as an important day and called on all the organisers of the election to concentrate their efforts on holding competitive elections and not to allow lines of voters be short.

The Council of Ministers convened on Sunday evening in a session that was chaired by President Hassan Rouhani and determined the amount of year-end bonus of employees.

The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent separate messages to the President and Prime Minister of India, Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate them on Republic Day and expressed hope that Tehran-New Delhi relations would further enhance in all fields in the interests of both nations.

Dr Rouhani sent a message to the President of Turkey Mr Recep Tayyip Erdogan to offer him and the people of Turkey condolences over the recent earthquake deaths and expressed the Iranian government's readiness to deliver aid to quake-hit people.

President sent a message to the Vietnamese government and government to offer them congratulations on the Tet Festival and New Year, expressing hope that relations between the two countries further develop.