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| Iran ready to hold conditional talks on Afghanistan |
| 2009-08-21 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] The Iranian Ambassador to Kabul says Iran is ready to hold talks with the US and other countries on Afghanistan if the Obama administration adopts a "unified and single" approach toward Tehran. Welcoming President Barack Obama's overtures toward the Islamic Republic after his election, Fada Hossein Maleki criticized US approach regarding post-election developments in Iran. "Unfortunately after the victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad we saw inconsiderate interferences by the Americans (in Iran's domestic affairs)," Maleki told Press TV as the Afghans went to polling stations to elect a new president on Thursday. The envoy said the White House had not adopted a single and unified approach toward Iran yet. "It is natural that if a unified and single approach is adopted, our officials would review it and there are many issues in Afghanistan that we can cooperate with other countries on," he said. Maleki said Iran had "favorable relations with the Karzai government" and would promote its good interaction with the new Afghan administration. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Western officials pronounced the country's election a success, after voting passed off largely peacefully. Maleki believes Iran's close ties with Afghanistan would lead to stability in the war-torn country, saying the Afghans share a long history with the Iranians. Commenting on claims that some countries are trying to influence the election in Afghanistan, the envoy said that some Afghan officials were concerned with the possible interferences that also have been reflected in certain media outlets. Maleki said that some media outlets had created "a scenario" about the Afghan election over the past few days to assert the interests of their countries in Afghanistan, adding that Afghan leaders had, however, realized the threat and taken measures to deal with the issue. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Iran is ready to hold talks with the US and other countries on Afghanistan if the Obama administration adopts a "unified and single" approach toward Tehran Correct me if I'm wrong, but this sounds like linkage by the red team. They will let up a bit in Afghanistan if we ease up more than a bit all over. Let's see who goes for it in the administration. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2009-08-21 17:13 |