Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani visits the election office in Tehran, Iran, May 19, 2017. Picture taken May 19, 2017. Credit: President.ir/ReutersParis: French President Emmanuel Macron congratulated Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for his re-election on Saturday (May 20) and said this reinforced the hope that his government would apply the international nuclear agreement, his office said in a statement.Macron will ask the French government to work on the intensification of economic, scientific and cultural ties with Iran, the statement said.France also stressed the need to seek a diplomatic solution to the conflicts in the Middle East and called on Iran to adopt this approach.(Reuters)