(ANTARA News)- The government welcomes the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the Iranian presidential elections and is ready to continue the existing bilateral cooperation with Indonesia, a foreign affairs ministry spokesman in Jakarta said."We welcome the victory of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and are ready to continue our cooperation," Teuku Faizasyah, said here on Sunday.
Teuku Faizasyah congratulated the people of Iran for the peaceful and smooth implementation of the presidential elections.
"I congratulate the people of Iran for the successful implementation of the democratic elections, although there are some people who are not satisfied," he said.
The Indonesian government has established sound bilateral relations with Iran through cooperation in various sectors, such as economy, industry and social affairs, he said.
The reelection of Ahmadinejad was expected to strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and Iran, he said.
"We hope the reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad can bring peace," he said.
Incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was on Saturday declared a landslide winner Iran`s presidential vote, triggering riots by opposition supporters and furious complaints over cheating from his defeated rivals, AFP reported.
Ahmadinejad went on television to declare the election a "great victory."
Thousands of supporters of Mousavi swept through Tehran shouting "Down with the Dictator" after final results showed Ahmadinejad winning almost 63 percent of the votes. Ahmadinejad in his television address rejected allegations the voting was rigged.
"The election was completely free... and it is a great victory," he said, calling on his supporters to gather on Sunday at 5:00 pm (1230 GMT) in the capital`s Vali Asr Square, where many of Saturday`s clashes occurred.
Iran`s all-powerful supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed Ahmadinejad`s victory and urged the country to unite behind him after the most heated election campaign since the Islamic revolution in 1979. (*)
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