Ahmadinejad: Mideast peace conference useless

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that next week's Mideast peace conference would only serve Israel, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported.

"The peace conference has no benefit for the oppressed Palestinian nation. It is only for supporting the Zionists occupiers," Ahmadinejad said, according to the agency. "Participation in this summit is an indication of the lack of intelligence of some so-called politicians," he said, accusing the participants of giving concessions to the "Zionists." (AP)