MNA� Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has congratulated all Iranians on arrival of new Iranian year �Nowruz�.

Iran�s foreign minister said on his Twitter account that �Nowruz heralds the arrival of spring & is the harbinger of rebirth & hope.�

Zarif added �Iranians have been relentless in striving for the cause of good for millennia,� wishing �all celebrating Nowruz a happy, healthy & peaceful new year.�

Over 187 million people in 11 countries across the world observe Nowruz as a national holiday. Countries that have inscribed Nowruz in their national calendar include: Iran, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Iraqi Kurdistan and Georgia.