eosirl2
05-05-2005, 10:09 AM
Iran says ready to work with new Iraqi leaders
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President
Mohammad Khatami has invited
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and new Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari to visit the Islamic republic.
"Stability and security in Iraq is the same as stability and security in
Iran, and Tehran is ready to cooperate with Iraq," Khatami was quoted as saying to Talabani in telephone talks.
He also said Thursday in another conversation with Jaafari that Iran was "standing by Iraqi people and government just as it has been from the beginning."
The officials exchanged invitations, but no dates appeared to have been set.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050505/wl_mideast_afp/iraniraqdiplomacy&cid=1514&ncid=1473
TEHRAN (AFP) - Iranian President
Mohammad Khatami has invited
Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and new Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari to visit the Islamic republic.
"Stability and security in Iraq is the same as stability and security in
Iran, and Tehran is ready to cooperate with Iraq," Khatami was quoted as saying to Talabani in telephone talks.
He also said Thursday in another conversation with Jaafari that Iran was "standing by Iraqi people and government just as it has been from the beginning."
The officials exchanged invitations, but no dates appeared to have been set.
......
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050505/wl_mideast_afp/iraniraqdiplomacy&cid=1514&ncid=1473