Iranian leader due in Kenya on Tuesday
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due in Kenya on Tuesday for a two-day state visit, Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula said Sunday, adding the visit will help expand bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
“Kenya has very strong ties with Iran. They are our key markets for tea and we expect to further this by signing several bilateral agreements during President Ahmadinejad’s visit to Kenya which starts on Tuesday,” Wetangula told journalists on Sunday.
President Ahmadinejad, who will be paying his first official visit to Kenya, will be accompanied by a delegation of more than 100 officials and private businessmen. He will also visit Comoros and Djibouti.....
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-02/22/content_10870765.htm
Geopolitical Diary: Russia’s Continuing Cooperation with Iran
Iran announced on Sunday that it plans to pre-commission its nuclear power plant at Bushehr this week. The ceremony is to be attended by Sergei Kiriyenko, head of Russias state nuclear company.....
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