Monday, August 20, 2007

Baghdad to Iran and U.S: Negotiate

From Yahoo News:


Baghdad has urged both Iran and the United States to negotiate and not fight out their differences on Iraqi soil, and the two arch-foes held landmark talks in Baghdad in May and July on ways to improve security in Iraq.

Some analysts say the two old foes, despite their mutual accusations, have a shared interest in ending the violence in Iraq. Iran wants a friendly government running a stable country while a secure Iraq would enable the United States to pull out.

Mottaki said that in regard to the existing situation in Iraq, the two sides' "attitude had become very logical and realistic," ISNA said.

"We understand America's conditions in Iraq," he was quoted as saying, suggesting the outcome of the talks would depend on coming up with practical steps and correcting U.S. policies there.

"In this regard we are not without hope."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Something to think about, Maliki is accusing the US of fighting out their battle with Iran on Iraqi grounds.