Iran holds up US talks on Iraq till clarifications are made
Iraq-Iran-USA, Politics, 7/2/2007

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said yesterday that the date of the second round of Iran-US talks on Iraq has not been determined yet.

The first round of Iran-US talks on Iraq was held on May 28 in Baghdad at ambassadorial level. Iran's Ambassador to Iraq Hassan Kazemi-Qomi represented Iran and Ryan Crocker acted as US envoy.

"During the recent visit by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to Tehran, Iraq's invitation for holding the second round of the Iran-US talks was renewed," Hosseini said at his weekly press conference.

He added, "Iran has studied the first round of the talks. By the time the US officials clarify their stance on the issue, our response will be on the agenda." He said, "In the first round of talks, we criticized the incorrect US policies on Iraq and presented solutions.

"Regretfully, in remark made by the US officials, we see no serious determination to correct the previous approaches."

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