Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad told his counterparts that he hoped "fraternal and peaceful relations prevail in the region,once again .

VOA: standard.2009.05.24

Supporters waving colored flags and banners turned out in Tehran's Vali Asr square for an election victory rally by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad.

VOA: standard.2009.06.14

With Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad facing elections again today, the paper's editorial says he is clearly hoping the conference will divert Iranians' attention away from his failure to rein in corruption and improve the economy.

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President Asif Ali Zardari visited Iran earlier this week, meeting his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, and finalised the multi-billion dollar deal.

BBC: Pakistan-Iran pipeline work 'to begin on 11 March'