Nicaraguan President To
Visit Iran in June
Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega will visit
Iran in June for talks
with President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad to
strengthen cooperation
between the two sides,
government officials
said Sunday.
President Ortega will
arrive in Iran in early
June and hold talks with
President Ahmadinejad on
debts, aid projects and
funds provided by Iran
since 2007.
The two countries signed
a Memorandum of
Understanding on Jan.
14, 2007 during
President Ahmadinejad's
visit to Nicaragua,
calling for enhancing
cooperation in some
fields.
The memorandum also
indicated that Iran
would offer financial
aid for Nicaragua,
including the
construction of ports,
hydroelectric stations
and irrigation systems,
as well as the
processing technologies
of fishery and farm
products.
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