Ahmadinejad seals it with a kiss
China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-04 07:59
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (right) kisses Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani (left) looks at them, after Ahmadinejad received a certificate declaring him as Iranian president from Khamenei in Teheran yesterday. Reuters |
TEHERAN: Iran's supreme leader formally endorsed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for second term as president yesterday in a ceremony that sought to portray unity among the country's leadership but was snubbed by prominent critics of the disputed election.
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