NICARAGUA'S PRESIDENT ORTEGA MEETS HIS IRANIAN COUNTERPART MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks to media during a welcoming ceremony after arriving at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran on June 10, 2007. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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