BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

11/02/2007

Lukashenko confirms Belarus' stable course to enlarge ties with Iran

MINSK, February 11 (Itar-Tass) -- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has confirmed the steadiness of the country's course towards developing comprehensive cooperation with Iran.

He said this in a congratulatory message sent on Sunday to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Lukashenko's press service said.

Lukashenko also "expressed confidence that the strategic agreements, reached during his visit to Iran last November, will be successfully implemented in the interests of the two peoples," the press service said.

According to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry, Ahmadinejad is going to make a return visit to Minsk "in the near future." The sides are actively preparing for the visit.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11242000&PageNum=0