The mayor of Rasht, during a meeting with the head of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Cultural Coordination Center, announced the holding of the first-ever joint forum of mayors and heads of Islamic Councils of Iranian metropolises and provincial centers in Rasht.

Rasht Mayor Rahim Shoghi announced plans for a major food festival in Tehran during a meeting with Hamidreza Gholamzadeh, Secretary General of the Asian Mayors Forum.

In a meeting with the Russian delegation, the Rasht mayor announced that a new route between Rasht and Astrakhan will soon be launched for increased economic contacts.