On May 19, Rouhani won the presidential elections in Iran. On August 3 he was officially supported by the supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, SANA reports..
During the ceremony, Rouhani stated that he wants Iran to continue the path of "coexistence and interaction with the world". The official event was attended by eight heads of state, 18 heads of parliaments and guests from 92 countries. Ukraine was also represented at the ceremony. It was the first vice-premier, Minister of Economic Development Stepan Kubiv.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, Iran and Iraq signed an agreement on military cooperation and the fight against terrorism.