30/08/2012 09:45
Ban Ki-moon called on Iran to prove nuclear programme peaceful
Iran is hosting leaders from around the world for a two-day summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which it hopes will boost its position on the international stage, the BBC reports.
The event has already upset Washington after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced his attendance.
The US has imposed tight sanctions on Iran because of its nuclear programme.
On the summit's agenda are finding a solution to the crisis in Syria, human rights and nuclear disarmament.
The BBC's Tehran correspondent, James Reynolds, says the meeting gives Iran a chance to fight back Western efforts to isolate it because of its nuclear activities.