Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad meets Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Tehran
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waits for Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (not shown) before their meeting in Tehran, Iran on November 13, 2007. The Chinese Foreign Minister arrived in Tehran to hold talks with top Iranian officials on the dispute over Iran's controversial nuclear program. Beijing is against harsher punishment against the Islamic state but has asked Iran to cool down current tensions by softening its current uncompromising stance. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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