King congratulates Iran leaders on Nowruz

AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday sent a cable to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the occasion of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, a Royal Court statement said. 

The King expressed his best wishes to the Iranian people.

Nowruz marks the first day of spring or Equinox and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. 

The routine cable came almost two weeks after Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Nasser Judeh made a headline-grabbing visit to Tehran, where he met with Rouhani and his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif.  

Judeh handed a written letter from His Majesty to Rouhani, conveying the Monarch's heartfelt wishes of progress and prosperity for the Iranian people.

Rouhani voiced his country's keenness on enhancing its relations with the Kingdom at all levels, commending the pivotal Jordanian role in the region and the world.