Sputnik - Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of the Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee, called the victory of the current Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Friday�s presidential election "undoubtedly a good news."


MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� The victory of�the current Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in�Friday�s presidential election will ensure predictability of�Tehran�s actions both in�relations with�Russia and on�the international arena, Leonid Slutsky, the chairman of�the Russian State Duma International Affairs Committee, said on�Saturday.


"The victory of�Hassan Rouhani in�the presidential election is undoubtedly a good news. His re-election ensures predictability of�Tehran�s actions both in�relations with�Russia and on�the most touchy issues on�the international agenda," Slutsky told reporters.


According to�the lawmaker, during�his first term in�the office Rouhani acted as�one of�the main mediators in�the Syrian settlements, and founded the format "in which Russia, Iran and Turkey became the guarantors of�the ceasefire and signed the memorandum on�creation of�four safe zones in�Syria."
"Iran remains an important partner in�all these processes, and the re-election of�its president secures their progress," Slutsky explained.


Chair of�the Russian upper house of�parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev also stressed the importance of�Rouhani�s re-election, calling it a "good sign both for�the country and for�the world." According to�Kosachev, Rouhani knows how to�make agreements and aims for�them, which is "a good signal for�the whole unstable region and for�Russia."


On Friday, Rouhani was re-elected for�a second term with�57 percent of�the votes.