Tuesday, October 19, 2010Washington diminish the importance of Maliki's visit to Iran
Washington: Washington called on Monday not to "over-interpret" the visit of Prime Minister Nuri outgoing Nuri al-Maliki to Iran, despite Tehran's tendency to "interference" in Iraqi affairs.
He said State Department spokesman Philip Krwali in response to a question about the visit was "not an exaggeration in the interpretation of this matter", Mtdarca "But we believe that Iran could be a better neighbor by respecting the sovereignty of Iraq and stop supporting the use of violence in Iraq."
Maliki visited Iran as part of a regional tour to drum up support for his presidency of the new government in Iraq, and asked Tehran's support for the reconstruction of his country.
The spokesman added "We are worried about Iran and its interference in Iraqi affairs since a long time," considering that in Baghdad to establish diplomatic relations "with all its neighbors."
"We want a government-backed Sunnis and Shiites and Kurds, religious minorities and other ethnic" in Iraq.
