The message reads, in part:
“Today, celebrations of this wonderful day are taking place across the country, and your festival holds a special place in its rich programme. As part of it, loving couples from many different regions have gathered in Moscow to begin their married lives here in the capital of our country, and to walk through life hand in hand.
Dear friends, I warmly congratulate you on this joyful and momentous occasion: the beginning of your new family. I wish you happiness, love, and prosperity. Cherish one another. May all your dreams come true. For each of us, family is a source of strength and support, the most precious value in life. It is within the family, in the warmth of the parental home, that a person’s character and outlook are shaped, where cultural traditions are passed down, and where enduring moral values are instilled – care for loved ones, love for one’s homeland, and a deep sense of responsibility for its future.”