New Round of Talks with US

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini has said that Tehran agrees to hold a new round of talks with the US over Iraq.

"The Iraqi government insists on Iran-US talks. As we have previously announced, if the US makes a formal request on holding negotiations with Iran, we will consider it," he said.

He added that Iran is open to a new round of talks with the US which are aimed at helping the Iraqi people.