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Larijani warns of plans to cause Iran-Iraq rift

Larijani warns of plans to cause Iran-Iraq rift
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Local Editor, 6-11-2009

Iran's top lawmaker says efforts are in progress to create a rift between Tehran and Baghdad, but stresses that all such efforts are in ineffective.

"Iran and Iraq have great potential for economic cooperation. That is why serious attempts are made to prevent them from establishing deep ties," Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said during a Wednesday meeting with Iraqi lawmakers in Baghdad.

Larijani, who is in the Iraqi capital for a four-day visit, did not specify which parties oppose close ties between the two countries, but went on to criticize the United States for its 'extremist' behavior in the region.

He held Washington responsible for the rise in terrorist activities in Iraq and accused it of trying to spread 'modern barbarism' in the world.

Moving to the issue of the Mujahedeen Khalq Organization (MKO), Larijani asked the lawmakers to expedite the process of expelling members of the terror group from Iraqi soil.

After the meeting with Larijani, an Iraqi lawmaker described the Iranian parliament speaker's comments about the MKO as very important and said that Baghdad was doing its best to expel the group, but added that no country was willing to accept them.

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