Sunday, April 29, 2007

SAUDI KING DECLINES TO RECEIVE IRAQI LEADER

By Robin Wright Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 29, 2007; Page A19

In a serious rebuff to U.S. diplomacy, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has refused to receive Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on the eve of a critical regional summit on the future of the war-ravaged country, Iraqi and other Arab officials said yesterday.

BUT..........Iran to attend key Iraq meeting

April 29, 2007

Iran will attend a conference of key powers including the United States this week that will focus on stabilising Iraq, a meeting Baghdad said might be a turning point for regional cooperation in easing the violence.

Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said there's a "high possibility" arch foes Tehran and Washington will hold bilateral talks at the May 3-4 conference in Egypt, although not necessarily at the ministerial level.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who will attend the conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, said she will not rule out the possibility of meeting directly with Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Iran-to-attend-key-Iraq-meeting/2007/04/29/1177787971184.html

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