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Posted by
Olog-hai
on Fri Mar 6 02:30:13 2009
edf40wrjww2msgDetailOT:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Hmm. If you're not going to continue Bush-era policies (and this is one of the worst errors of that era), then be in earnest about it.
Kuwait News Agency
Clinton says Iran to be invited to regional conference on AfghanistanMilitary and Security
3/5/2009 9:24:00 PMBRUSSELS, March 5 (KUNA) — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Thursday that she proposed at the meeting of NATO foreign ministers to hold a high-level regional conference on Afghanistan with the participation of all stakeholders.
Hillary told a news conference here this evening that she presented the idea of calling a "big tent" meeting on Afghanistan with the participation of the US, NATO members, donor countries, state providing troops to ISAF, neighbouring countries and international organizations but no decision has been taken as yet.
"If we go forward with such a meeting, Iran will be invited as a neighbor of Afghanistan," said Hillary in her first appearance at a NATO meeting as Secretary of State.
She said that in the border regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan "we face a common threat and a common challenge", adding that the US is working to complete a strategic review on the way forward in Afghanistan.
Clinton also welcomed the decision of the Czech Republic and Poland to proceed with the installation of the missile shields on their territories saying that Europe faced threats from regimes like in Iran and from terrorist groups.
Referring to the status of Iran's nuclear program, she said there is no credibility in their intention.
"Our task is to persuade them, to deter them, to prevent them from acquiring nuclear weapons which given the range of missiles they have currently access to, threatens Europe and Arab nations in the Gulf, not the US, " she noted.
Clinton supported the decision of NATO foreign ministers to resume contacts with Russia saying there are benefits for both sides like cooperating in nuclear non-proliferation, fight against terrorism and piracy.
She underlined the US commitment to strengthen transatlantic relations and cooperation.
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