NICARAGUA'S PRESIDENT ORTEGA MEETS HIS IRANIAN COUNTERPART MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega (L) and Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad listen to the national anthems of both countries after arriving at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran on June 10, 2007. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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