1st VP felicitates Russian PM on appointment

IRI's First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi in a message on Wednesday extended congratulations to Dmitry Medvedev on his appointment as new Russian Prime Minister. Rahimi reiterated that Tehran and Moscow will witness growing relations during Medvedev's tenure. He expressed hope that senior officials of the two countries would exchange views on bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues in the near future