Iran's Raisi inaugurates hydropower, irrigation project in Sri Lanka
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, second right, and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in grey suit, inaugurate the Uma Oya project in Uma Oya, some 180 km east of Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 24, 2024. (Sri Lanka President's Office via AP)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said his country has proven the West doesn't have a monopoly on technology while inaugurating a hydropower and irrigation project in Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
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