A supporter of Iranian president Hassan Rouhani holds his poster as she celebrates his victory in the presidential election, in Tehran, Iran, May 20, 2017. (Photo: Reuters)

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said on Wednesday that Vietnam believed that Iran will continue to reap even greater achievements in the cause of peaceful construction and development. She stressed that Vietnam values the contribution that President Hassan Rouhani has made to the development of Vietnam-Iran relations in the past. Vietnam hoped the friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries will continue to grow in the interest of the two peoples, and for the sake of peace, stability, cooperation in the region and the world.