In order to participate in the BRICS International Summit, Alireza Zakani, the Mayor of Tehran, and Rahim Shoghi, the Mayor of Rasht, traveled to Brazil to represent the Islamic Republic of Iran joined mayors from 26 countries.

UNESCO's Deputy Cultural Secretary-General, Ernesto Ottone, has conveyed appreciation for Rasht Mayor Rahim Shoghi in a letter to the Secretary-General of the National Commission for UNESCO in Iran.

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.