Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri in a message to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Jantoro Satybaldiev on Saturday extended his felicitations to Kyrgyzstan’s government and nation on the country’s Independence Day. In his message to Satybaldiev, Jahangiri congratulated Kyrgyzstan’s Independence Day. Iran and Kyrgyzstan have recently expanded their bilateral ties and mutual cooperation in different fields. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart Almazbek Atambayev in Bishkek on Thursday, underlined his administration’s political will to expand bilateral ties and mutual cooperation with Kyrgyzstan. During the meeting in the Kyrgyz capital on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Council (SCO), President Rouhani expressed the hope that the two countries would further boost their cordial relations in all areas of mutual interest. During the meeting, the Iranian and Kyrgyz presidents also exchanged views on ways of forging closer cooperation and the latest regional developments. The Kyrgyz president, for his part, said that his country seeks close partnership with Iran, specially in the economic fields. “I hope that Tehran and Bishkek will work together closely to further bolster bilateral relations,” President Atambayev said.