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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) welcomes his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential offices in Tehran on October 17, 2009.

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  1. The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani (L), welcomes Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) at a meeting of the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9, 2009. The OIC summit is set to address trade and poverty issues.
  2. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) arrives at a meeting of the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9, 2009. The OIC summit is set to address trade and poverty issues.
  3. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) arrives at a meeting of the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9, 2009. The OIC summit is set to address trade and poverty issues.
  4. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) attends a meeting of the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9, 2009. The OIC summit is set to address trade and poverty issues.
  5. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd R) attends a meeting of the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9, 2009. The OIC summit is set to address trade and poverty issues.
  6. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) walks away after a family photo during the meeting of the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9, 2009. The OIC summit is to address trade and poverty issues.
  7. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) walks away after a family photo during the meeting of the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9, 2009. The OIC summit is to address trade and poverty issues.
  8. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) gestures after a meeting during the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in Istanbul on November 9, 2009. The OIC summit is set to address trade and poverty issues.
  9. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) welcomes his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade (L) at the presidential offices in Tehran on October 17, 2009. Wade is on an official visit to the Islamic republic.
  10. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade addresses the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 24, 2009.
  11. Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade addresses the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 24, 2009.
  12. Activists from the Klima-Allianz climate protection group wear masks of U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R), Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade as they stage a protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin December 5, 2009. The activists staged a meeting of the leaders inside a tank that was filling up with 4,000 litres of water, with the water lever rising up to their chins to symbolise the urgency in reaching an agreement on carbon emission targets at the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen, organisers said.
  13. Activists from the Klima-Allianz climate protection group wear masks of U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R), Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) and Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade as they stage a protest in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin December 5, 2009. The activists staged a meeting of the leaders inside a tank that was filling up with 4,000 litres of water, with the water lever rising up to their chins to symbolise the urgency in reaching an agreement on carbon emission targets at the upcoming climate conference in Copenhagen, organisers said.
  14. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) holds hands with his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade at the presidential palace in Senegal's capital Dakar November 26, 2009. Ahmadinejad arrived in Dakar during his last leg of an international tour of Latin America and Africa.
  15. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) holds hands with his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade at the presidential palace in Senegal's capital Dakar November 26, 2009. Ahmadinejad arrived in Dakar during his last leg of an international tour of Latin America and Africa.
  16. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) meets his Senegalese counterpart Abdoulaye Wade (2nd R) at the presidential palace in Senegal's capital Dakar November 26, 2009. Ahmadinejad arrived in Dakar during his last leg of an international tour of Latin America and Africa.

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