BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

21/05/2007

Ahmadinejad in Belarus for talks

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Minsk, Belarus, Monday on an official two-day visit to hold talks with Belarussian officials.

President Ahmadinejad and his accompanying delegation were welcomed at Minsk airport by Belarussian Foreign Minister and acting prime minister Sergei Martynov.

Ahmadinejad's visit to Minsk is taking place upon an official invitation by his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.

The Belarussian president is to hold an official welcome ceremony for his Iranian counterpart within the next few hours.

Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, Minister of Commerce Massoud Mir-Kazemi, Majlis deputies Mohsen Kouhkan and Alaeddin Boroujerdi and Managing Director of Iran Khodro Auto Manufacturing Company Manouchehr Manteqi are accompanying the president in his visit.

The Iranian president is to discuss bilateral ties and key international developments with Lukashenko, parliament speaker and several other senior Belarussian officials

Source:

http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-236/0705215686115129.htm