Read the full article by David Gollust on ReliefWeb, 27 Feb 2007.
Lead: "The State Department said Tuesday that U.S. diplomats will take part along with those from Iran and Syria, among others, in a meeting in Baghdad next month on Iraqi security. Meetings that include U.S. and Iranian diplomats are infrequent but not unprecedented."
Iraq will apparently invite officials from bordering countries, other key Muslim states, and the five permanent U.N. Security Council member countries. The United States is to be represented by outgoing Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad or his designated successor Ryan Crocker, if the changeover has occurred by then. David Satterfield, Condoleezza Rice's special advisor for Iraq, might also attend.
Comment: A small step, but it is hard to see how the conflict in the region can be resolved without people talking with each other! JAD
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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