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June 16, 2009
No. 17322

Turkish, Qatari Leaders Congratulate Ahmadinejad

Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday spoke to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by phone to congratulate him on his reelection.

Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani also congratulated Ahmadinejad by phone yesterday.

Sources: Al-Raya, Qatar, June 16, 2009; IRNA, Iran, June 15, 2009


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