Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) chats with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad during the COMCEC Economic Summit in Istanbul, November 9, 2009. COMCEC is the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) chats with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad during the COMCEC Economic Summit in Istanbul, November 9, 2009. COMCEC is the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

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