Greetings on Nowruz

The President of Russia sent his greetings on the occasion of the spring holiday of Nowruz to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Aliyev IlhamPresident of Azerbaijan , President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Tokayev Kassym-JomartPresident of the Republic of Kazakhstan , President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov Japarov SadyrPresident of the Kyrgyz Republic , President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon Rahmon EmomaliPresident of Tajikistan , President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov Berdimuhamedov SerdarPresident of Turkmenistan , Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Berdimuhamedov Gurbanguly , and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev Mirziyoyev ShavkatPresident of Uzbekistan .

The congratulatory messages noted the high level of bilateral relations with these CIS countries and expressed confidence that mutually beneficial, multifaceted ties would continue to develop successfully.

Nowruz greetings were also sent to the Iranian leaders: Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian Pezeshkian MasoudPresident of the Islamic Republic of Iran . Vladimir Putin wished the Iranian people strength on overcoming these severe trials and emphasised that during this difficult time, Moscow remained a loyal friend and reliable partner of Tehran.