Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua. In Iran on Sunday, Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega met Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei where both leaders criticised American "imperialism" and shared the opinion that the United States government is "hated" and "isolated". "The Bush administration is now the most disgraced government," Mehr News Agency quoted Khamenei. Ortega had said that he was going to travel to Iran on a jet lent to him by the Islamic socialist Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi . Ortega's visit to Iran came as a surprise to Washington. This is in light to the Islamic Republic's staunch opposition to socialism and Marxism . However, Ortega said he did not have to seek permission to court the Islamic Republic.
Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua. In Iran on Sunday, Nicaraguan president met Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei where both leaders criticised American "imperialism" and shared the opinion that the United States government is "hated" and "isolated". "The Bush administration is now the most disgraced government," Mehr News Agency quoted Khamenei. Ortega had said that he was going to travel to Iran on a jet lent to him by the Libyan leader . Ortega's visit to Iran came as a surprise to Washington. This is in light to the Islamic Republic's staunch opposition to socialism and . However, Ortega said he did not have to seek permission to court the Islamic Republic.
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Daniel Ortega
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Islamic socialist Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi
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