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IN HONOR OF HIGH GUEST

On 5 August, at the Gulistan Palace was arranged a banquet on behalf of the President of Azerbaijan republic Ilham Aliyev in honor of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Khatami.

The audience cheered the Heads of State.

Chairman of the Azerbaijan Parliament Murtuz Alaskarov, Premier Artur Rasizadeh, head of the President Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev, members of the delegation of Iran, MPs of Azerbaijan Republic and other officials attended the banquet.

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