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Iraq discuss with EU preparations to host Six Nations talks in Baghdad

Editor: SS | AA
Sunday 22 April 2012 08: 17 GMT
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari during a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the Department of external relations of the European Commission, Pierre, nourished
Alsumaria news/Baghdad

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Sunday, with the Executive Secretary of the Department of external relations of the European Commission, Pierre and his party supplying the preparations for Iraq to host Six Nations talks in Baghdad, the two sides stressed the importance of the signing of a cooperation agreement between the parties in the area of energy and technology.

A statement issued by the Ministry, today, on the sidelines of talks with Zebari, Executive Secretary of the Department of external relations of the European Commission, Pierre and his entourage nourished at his Office in Baghdad, and received "alsumaria news", "the two sides discussed the preparations and arrangements for Iraq to host talks the six States (5 + 1) with Iran on its nuclear programme, and the importance of a node in Baghdad on 23 May.

"During the meeting to exchange views on the best ways and means and the technical and organizational security for the meeting," he said, adding that "it was emphasized the importance of communication with representatives of the European Union in this area."

The statement said the meeting also discussed in another Iraq relations with the EU, and the importance of exchanging visits ", pointing out that" both sides stressed the importance of the signing of the cooperation agreement between the two parties in energy and technology ".

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry had announced early April, on the consent of the States permanent members of the Security Council and Germany to hold a special meeting with the Iranian nuclear file in Baghdad after the next meeting in Turkey during the 14th April, banner that Iraq was keen to make the Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction.

The Ministry confirmed that Iraq was not directly involved in the nuclear talks, the consent of the international community and Iran constitutes a necessary condition on the venue and time, the banner role which Iraq is limited to hosting and invitations and creating functional and administrative requirements.

As announced, the 19 April 2012, to confirm its participation in the United Kingdom within the six countries met in Baghdad to discuss the Iranian nuclear issue, saying it would facilitate discussions and seeking understandings satisfactory to all parties.

International community accuses Tehran of using its nuclear program to hide plan civil advertiser to develop atomic weapons constitute a serious threat to the region, while the United Nations remains imposing sanctions on Tehran because of this file, and not allowing inspectors to visit centres of reactors to learn nature, while Iran has repeatedly denied seeking nuclear weapons, saying its nuclear program is purely civilian target, and acknowledged the production of more than 4500 kg of enriched uranium since 2007, an amount sufficient to produce four nuclear weapons, On expert estimates.

 The United States stressed the progressively stricter sanctions because Iran's failure to respond to respond to international efforts on nuclear program, and become much stricter sanctions since President Barack Obama, the US law to tighten the screws on Iran's oil sales through the threat of isolation of foreign banks on the US financial system if dealt with Iran's Central Bank, to prohibit all forms of trade with Iran.