Iranian FM says willing to meet with Rice on Iraq stability
Iran's foreign minister is willing to meet with his US counterpart and to cooperate with Iraq to boost stability there, providing the talks would be adequately prepared beforehand, he said in remarks aired on Sunday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucheher Mottaki's comments appeared to suggest Iran was open to diplomatic contact with the United States to pave the way for talks with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. "We do not want to negotiate for the sake of negotiation. A meeting of two foreign ministers is not ceremonial ... Work should be based on the opinions of experts, all aspects should be studied and there should be a clear agenda," Mottaki said. (Reuters)
