President Ahmadinejad departs Tehran for LA tour

IRI President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad embarked on a tour of Latin America on Monday night which includes stops in Bolivia, Brazil for the Rio+20 summit and Venezuela. Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi, Vice-President in Executive Affairs Hamid Baghaei and Vice-President for International Affairs Ali Sa'eidlou accompany President Ahmadinejad during the trip. Mr. Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in Bolivia on June 19 to meet with his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales before attending the summit on sustainable development Rio+20, in Brazil. The Iranian president will stay two days in Brazil, where he will meet with other world leaders on the sidelines of the summit. At the end of the Rio+20 Summit, Ahmadinejad is scheduled to visit Venezuela, where he will meet with President Hugo Chavez.