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 TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (ISNA)-Iran's ambassador to Iraq stated that continuing
the talks with Washington over Iraq depends
on Baghdad's invitation.
Kazemi Ghomi added
that the Iraqi government believes the talks are influential and emphasizes on
holding new round of talks.
Regarding 5
Iranian kidnapped diplomats and Farhadi, the head of Kermanshah's economic board
to Iraq who was abducted in his hotel by the U.S. forces he noted that Iraq's
government was making an effort to release them.
In a letter to the
U.S. troops' commander and the U.S. ambassador the Iraqi government has
announced that such measures by the U.S. violated Iraq's national sovereignty.
He continued that
closing Iran's borders with Iraq's Kurdistan was due to the insulting behavior
of the U.S. troops in abducting Farhadi and added "if he is released we
will revise our decision, the winter is near and Iraqis need fuel."
Also over the promised
meeting of the diplomats with their families Ghomi explained that the meeting
was not cancelled and they should only set the date.
 Rice sees no U.S.-Iran talks on Iraq
soon
U.S. Secretary
of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday the United States does not plan
fresh U.S.-Iranian talks on how to stabilize Iraq any time soon but will leave
open the possibility for such discussions,
Reuters reported.
"I am saying I think we leave that channel open but I
don't see that we are going to pursue it imminently," Rice told Reuters in an
interview, referring to talks between the U.S. and Iranian ambassadors to Iraq
that focus on how to bring greater stability to
Iraq.
... Payvand News - 9/27/07 ...
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