Iranian delegation at Fourth Summit of CICA - pictorial

President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation with President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran 

President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov of the Russian Federation 

President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif

President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China

President Nursultan Nazarbayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan  with President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran

President Mahinda Rajapaksa of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka with President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran

President Hassan Rouhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran with President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj of Mongolia, President Hamid Karazi of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and President Mamnoon Hussain of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Behind them and to the right is President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations with delegation from the Islamic Republic of Iran

Seated dignitaries at the Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia

Group photo of dignitaries at the Fourth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia

Photos: Mehr News Agency

Rouhani trip to Shanghai aboard Mahan Air A310

Aircraft: Airbus A310-304
Operator: Mahan Airlines
Reg: unidentified
Date: 20 May 2014
Location: Shanghai, China
Photographer: Mohammad Hossein Velayati (Mehr News Agency)

Notes: Interesting choice of civil air carrier and aircraft to fly president to CICA Summit, likely taken as Mahan Airlines experienced by regular service to Shanghai: Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA / OIIE) to Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG / ZSPD).

Rouhani in China

Iran President Hassan Rouhani arrives in Shanghai to attend the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building (CICA) summit.

CICA is the brainchild of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, formed to enhance linkage between Asia and the rest of the world on issues of peace, security and stability.

Photo credit: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani arriving in Shanghai for CICA summit. (M. H. Velayati/ Mehr News Agency)

President Ahmadinejad at CICA Conference

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joins 39 other presidents and senior officials at the third Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA). The crisis in Gaza, the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula are the main topics of discussion. Istanbul. 8 June 2010.

Photo: Jamal Salehi, IRNA