Iran foreign minister to attend Iraq meeting

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Source: Reuters

Iran foreign minister to attend Iraq meeting
29 Apr 2007 12:08:04 GMT

TEHRAN, April 29 (Reuters) - Iranian Foreign Minister
Manouchehr Mottaki will attend a meeting of major powers
in Egypt this week that will seek ways to end the violence
in neighbouring Iraq, his spokesman said on Sunday.

"I confirm (that Iran will take part in the May 3-4
conference) ... Mr Mottaki will attend," Foreign Ministry
spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini told Reuters.

Earlier on Sunday, the office of Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri
al-Maliki said Iran had confirmed it will take part in the
talks, expected also to be attended by U.S. Secretary of
State Condoleezza Rice.

The U.S. State Department has said Rice is open to direct
talks with Iran over Iraq.

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Source: Agence France-Presse

Iran's Larijani in Baghdad on surprise visit: Iranian TV

1 hour, 11 minutes ago

TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's top national security official
Ali Larijani has arrived in Baghdad for a previously
unannounced three-day visit, Iranian state television
reported Sunday.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesman had revealed that
Larijani was planning to visit Baghdad for talks on
this week's international conference on Iraqi security,
the foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.

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