Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, right, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone attend a news conference in Tehran, Iran on Saturday May, 2 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 7 months ago

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, right, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone attend a news conference in Tehran, Iran on Saturday May, 2 2009.

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  1. Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki (L) talks with his counterparts Anifah bin Aman (2nd L) of Malaysia, Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd R) of Turkey and Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi of Pakistan after a joint press conference at the end of the 12th session of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  2. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L) talks with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki at the end of the 12 sessions of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  3. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (C) along with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki (R) and Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu walk to a joint press conference at the end of the 12 sessions of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  4. Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi (R) shakes hand with his Iranian counterpart Manoucher Mottaki at the end of the 12 session of the Developing-Eight (D-8) Council of Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on November 2, 2009.
  5. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (R) shakes hands with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko after handing over an agreement in Tehran November 30, 2009.
  6. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (2nd R) and Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko (2nd L) sign an agreement during a meeting in Tehran November 30, 2009.
  7. EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (R) speaks with Russia's Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko during a meeting in Tehran November 30, 2009.
  8. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends an official meeting with Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko (not pictured) in Tehran November 29, 2009.
  9. Japan's New Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada smiles as he speaks with outgoing Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone during a handover ceremony at Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will make his diplomatic debut next week with a visit to the United Nations and an economic summit meeting in Pittsburgh, officials said Thursday. Okada said Tokyo's diplomatic priorities are the U.S.-Japan security alliance, efforts to bring peace to the Pakistan-Afghanistan area, and climate change. And said he hoped the Japanese pledge to aim for a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would "encourage" the U.S. and other countries to follow suit.
  10. Japan's New Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, shakes hands with outgoing Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone during a handover ceremony at Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will make his diplomatic debut next week with a visit to the United Nations and an economic summit meeting in Pittsburgh, officials said Thursday. Okada said Tokyo's diplomatic priorities are the U.S.-Japan security alliance, efforts to bring peace to the Pakistan-Afghanistan area, and climate change. And said he hoped the Japanese pledge to aim for a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions would "encourage" the U.S. and other countries to follow suit.

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