Official: Iran, U.S. To Discuss Iraq Security Committee In Baghdad On Monday

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ Iran and the United States will meet in Baghdad on Monday to discuss ways to ease Iraq's security problems, Tehran's ambassador to Baghdad said. <br/><br/>The meeting _ to discuss

Saturday, August 4th 2007, 2:54 pm

By: News On 6

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ Iran and the United States will meet in Baghdad on Monday to discuss ways to ease Iraq's security problems, Tehran's ambassador to Baghdad said.

The meeting _ to discuss a committee Iran and the U.S. agreed to set up last month to deal with security issues _ would be the third between the two countries in recent months over Iraq. The first round in May broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze following the 1979 Islamic Revolution and takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

``The two sides will exchange views on Monday concerning the details of a trilateral security committee,'' state-run television quoted Ambassador Hasan Kazemi Qomi as saying Saturday.

Qomi said Iraq would participate as well, and the group would focus on ``the composition and agenda of the security committee.''

He did not specify the officials who would attend the meeting, but indicated the discussions would be held at the ``expert'' level. The prior two rounds of talks included Qomi and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is expected to visit senior leaders in Iran on Wednesday.

The U.S. has accused Iran of fueling violence in Iraq and supporting militants there _ Tehran has denied the allegations.