Meetings with Syria ‘unfruitful’ – official

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Meetings held between Iraq and Syria failed to realize pos i tive outcome, the foreign ministry undersecretary for Policy Planning and Bilateral Relations said on Monday. ” Iraq held three meetings with Syria in coordination with Turkey and the Arab League on the political and security levels, but left no positive outcome,” Labied Abbawi told Iraqi News. He called for activating the role of the Arab League and Turkey to solve the crisis, noting that exerting more efforts will speed up solving problems and to restore bilateral relations. He asserted that the country is interested in solving the crisis with Syria by diplomatic ways, pointing out that all countries in the region concerned with the security in Iraq . SH (P)/SR 1