The 9th international summit of the Islamic Radioinfo-icon and Television Union (IRTVU) has been held in Iraninfo-icon's northwestern holy city of Mashhad.

The conference began on Sunday and concluded on Monday with the participants choosing a new secretary general and members to the supreme council.

More than 230 representatives of Islamic Institutes and mediainfo-icon attended the conference.

The photo shows a view of the 9th summit of the Islamic Radio and Television Union (IRTVU) in Mashhad, Iran, July 2, 2017. (By Mehr news agency)

The event featured speeches by IRTVU chief as well as the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) Abdolali Ali-Asgari.

Additionally, footage of press martyrs was broadcast during the event, while a meeting was held between activists in cyberspace.