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| Iran says West needs its help in Afghanistan |
| 2009-03-08 |
| Iran said on Saturday the United States and world powers will be unable to restore stability in neighboring Afghanistan without the help of the Islamic Republic. "The U.S. and global powers have realized that the issues in Afghanistan cannot be solved without the presence of the Islamic Republic," Iranian government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham told reporters. Elham added that Iran would consider a U.S. invitation to take part in a meeting on Afghanistan and it was ready to offer any help to its eastern neighbor. "If America and European countries and others need to use Iran, they should give us (the invitation). We will review it with the approach that we are ready to offer any help to Afghanistan," Elham said. "Stability in Afghanistan and issues there are priorities for Iran, and it is important for us to help them." U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday that President Barrack Obama's government intended to invite Iran to an international conference on Afghanistan planned for this month. "There are a lot of reasons why Iran would be interested," Clinton said. "So they will be invited. Obviously it is up to them to decide whether to come." Clinton's comments were seen as the latest overture by the U.S. administration of President Barack Obama towards Iran. |
| Posted by:Fred |