BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

28/01/2007

Iran's Ahmadinejad to visit Belarus in coming months

Tehran, Iran, Jan. 27 - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a state visit to Belarus in the coming months, Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki announced on Saturday.

Mottaki made the announcement at a joint press conference with Sergey Martynov, Belarus' Foreign Minister.

Mottaki said that Ahmadinejad would travel to the European state by July.

Belarus, which is not a state member of the European Union, has often been described by U.S. officials as Europe's last remaining dictatorship.

Source:

http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=10000