Iranian president arrives in Beijing for SCO summit
2012-06-05 15:58:43 GMT2012-06-05 23:58:43(Beijing Time)
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is greeted upon his arrival at the airport in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Ahmadinejad arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night to attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad steps out of a plane at the airport in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Ahmadinejad arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night to attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves upon his arrival at the airport in Beijing, capital of China, June 5, 2012. Ahmadinejad arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night to attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night to visit China and attend the Beijing summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Invited by Chinese President Hu Jintao, Ahmadinejad will attend the 12th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the SCO scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday. He is also scheduled to meet with Chinese leaders on bilateral ties and other issues of common concern.