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Sat, 03/27/2010 - 14:21
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Iranian-Turkmen presidents meet

Tehran, March 27, IRNA - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Turkmen counterpart Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov reviewed issues of mutual interest here on Saturday.

The Turkmen president arrived in Tehran to attend Nowruz Celebrations to be held in Tehran and Shiraz, Fars Province, on Saturday and Sunday.

The celebrations will start at Sa’dabad Cultural Complex, in northern Tehran, shortly.

Presidents from Iraq, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan as well as Azeri foreign minister and Turkish deputy premier are attending the event.

President Ahmadinejad is to deliver a speech at the Nowruz ceremonies.

Meaning 'new day,' Nowruz is celebrated by over 300 million people worldwide.

Nowruz was registered on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on September 30, 2009./end

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