Iran Refutes US Charges of Interference in Iraq

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Iran Refutes US Charges of Interference in Iraq

Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi Thursday refuted US charges that Tehran is interfering in Iraq by sending agents to southern Iraq to "destabilize the shiite population".

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Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi Thursday refuted US charges that Tehran is interfering in Iraq by sending agents to southern Iraq to "destabilize the shiite population".

At a joint press conference with his visiting French counterpart Dominique de Villepin, who arrived in Tehran early Thursday for a one-day visit, Kharrazi said "it is very interesting that Americans have occupied Iraq and are now accusing its neighbor of interfering in that country."

He was referring to an allegation by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld that agents trained and equipped in Iran had infiltrated into Shiite-dominated southern Iraq, with the aim of expanding Iran's influence among the Iraqi Shiites.

Kharrazi and De Villepin held official talks on Thursday, focusing on bilateral relations, Iraq's reconstruction and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

De Villepin stressed that Iraq's territorial integrity should be maintained and the United Nations should play a "pivotal role" in Iraq's reconstruction.

"Iraq's neighbors, especially the Islamic Republic of Iran, can play an important role in Iraq's reconstruction," De Villepin said.

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