Security in Iraq: 'Talks with US helped'

Tehran: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that US-Iran talks has helped improve security in Iraq but rejected claims that the Islamic Republic is fueling violence in its western neighbor, reported the state news agency.

"The outcome of [US-Iran] talks have helped stabilise conditions in Iraq a great deal," Irna quoted Ahmadinejad as telling Iraqi journalists in Tehran.