Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki meets Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari in Iraq
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (L) speaks as his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari listens during a press conference at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, Iraq on October 31, 2007. Mottaki said Wednesday Iran was willing to hold talks with the US over Iraqi security. Mottaki said he would consider the US initiative earlier expressed about dialogue with Iran as a positive step. (UPI Photo/HO)
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