[Iranian President Proposes to Establish "CIS+1" Mechanism] On October 9th, Iranian President Pezeshchiyan proposed the establishment of a "CIS+1" mechanism at the CIS Heads of State Council meeting held in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan on the 9th to strengthen cooperation between Iran and the organization. According to news released on the official website of the CIS Executive Committee on the 9th, Pezeshchiyan was invited to attend the meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council for the first time. He proposed the establishment of a flexible and efficient dialogue and cooperation mechanism, namely the "CIS + Iran" or "CIS + 1" mechanism, which would help the two sides cooperate in the fields of transit transportation, energy, science and technology, environmental protection, tourism and cultural exchanges. (Xinhua News Agency)