BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

21/05/2007

Ahmadinejad honors Belarusian heroes

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has honored Belarusian national heroes in a ceremony held in Victory Square in Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Ahmadinejad, accompanied by the mayor of Minsk, attended the ceremony and paid tribute to Belarusian heroes by placing a wreath at the site. At the ceremony in Victory Square Iran's national anthem was played. On the first day of his visit, President Ahmadinejad is scheduled to visit Iranian officials and the country's nationals residing in Minsk. He is to meet his Belarusian counterpart over dinner.

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