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Iran willing to attend Iraq conference
Iran has said it is willing to attend a meeting with the US to discuss the security situation in Iraq, if it is in the country's 'best interests'
- Agencies
- Published: 00:00 March 1, 2007
- Image Credit: Reuters
- Iraq's Prime Minister has invited the US, Syria and Iran to attend the conference aimed at finding out a way to deal with the tide of violence in the country.
Tehran: Iran has said it is willing to attend a meeting with the US to discuss the security situation in Iraq.
Ali Larijani, from the Iranian Supreme National Security Council said that it would take part in the March 10 conference if it was in Iraq's interests to do so.
American officials have already said they will attend the meeting, which has been called by Iraq's prime minister Nouri Al Maliki to try and find a way to tackle the violence which is blighting the country.
Syria is also expected to take part in the conference.
And while Larijani stopped short of giving a definite yes, his words indicated that Iranina and US officials could be sitting in the same room together.
He said: "We are reviewing the proposal. We support solving problems of Iraq by all means and we will attend the conference if it is expedient.
"We believe Iraq's security is related to all its neighbouring countries and they have to help settle the situation."
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