RUSSIAN MUSLIMS GIVE PRECIOUS DAGGER TO IRAN'S PRESIDENT








MOSCOW, MARCH 13 (from RIA Novosti's Petr Goncharov and Evgeni Zainabetdinov) - Iran's President Mohammad Khatami received a precious dagger as he was visiting the Moscow Cathedral Mosque. It was presented by State Duma member Abdul-Wahed Niyazov, president of the Russian-based Muslim movement Refah on its activists' behalf.


	Of Zlatoust craftsmanship, the dagger has a white gold hilt and sheath, studded with rubies and emeralds.