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Picture diary: 5 days with Ahmadi-Nejad

By Najmeh Bozorgmehr

Published: April 22 2007 21:48 | Last updated: April 22 2007 21:48

On a five day trip last week to the Fars province of southern Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad promised mass rallies that he would provide everything from swimming pools to better roads and soft bank loans - spending pledges that add up to $3bn. The FT’s Najmeh Bozorgmehr was the only foreign media journalist on the tour. Here is her exclusive diary of her travels with the president

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