Alexander Lukashenko kisses the Koran
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who have attended the opening of a mosque in Minks City, have come up with a number of interesting statements and performed interesting gestures.
Unian.net has informed that Erdogan has taken part in the first namaz (Islamic prayer), performed by Head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Office Mehmet Görmez.
And President Alexander Lukashenko has decided to perform an action which is normally done by the Muslims only. He has kissed the Koran after Erdogan.
According to the source, the mosque can accommodate 2500 worshipers meantime. Notably over 100 thousand Muslims live in Belarus.