Talabani, Khamenei stress need to start new chapter

TEHRAN / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday saw eye to eye on the need to turn over a new leaf and usher in an a new stage of relations serving both neighbors’ peoples, according to Iraq’s ambassador in Tehran. “President Talabani met on Saturday evening with Supreme Leader Khamenei at his office in the capital Tehran in a friendly constructive atmosphere and discussed vistas of bilateral cooperation at all levels,” Mohammed Majeed al-Sheikh told IraqiNews.com news agency. “President Talabani appreciated Iran’s role in support of Iraq and said that Iraq is looking forward to having developed bilateral ties with Iran,” he added. Talabani had arrived in Tehran Thursday night coming from the South Korean capital Seoul where he paid a four-day visit for talks with South Korean officials. He met on Friday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. AmR (P)/SR 3