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Iran to Host Iraq Security Talks


[BBC News] Iraq's President Jalal Talabani has accepted an invitation from his Iranian counterpart to discuss ways of tackling the violence in Iraq. Talabani's office said he would meet President Ahmadinejad in Tehran on Saturday. Some reports say Syria's President Bashar al-Assad may attend. The Iraqi government has also said Syria and Iraq are planning to restore full diplomatic ties, cut in 1982. Meanwhile, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem paid a visit to Iraq - the highest-ranking Syrian official to travel to Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 - and promised his country's support in helping Iraq restore security.
2006-11-21 01:00:00
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