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Albright `encouraged` by similarity of US, Iranian views
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said that she was encouraged by the similarity of views between Washington and Tehran over the problems in Afghanistan.
US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said that she was encouraged by the similarity of views between Washington and Tehran over the problems in Afghanistan.
“I was very encouraged by the similarity of the views that we all had, Albright said on Friday following a round-table discussion attended by Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi that marked the first ministerial meeting in 20 years at which both Iran and the United States were present.
Albright said that she had not directly engaged Kharrazi, who was sitting about 20 feet from her around the table along with the foreign ministers of China, Russia and Pakistan.
“We were sitting on opposite sides of the table, so we didn't have a conversation, but I was very interested in the similarity of our views on the problems of Afghanistan,” Albright told reporters.
“I think it was a useful meeting,” She added. All in all, I think when there are problems to be solved like this together, this is encouraging.
She said that the group had discussed the bloodshed caused by the Taliban, Afghanistan's ruling militia, the deplorable human rights record and problems involved with terrorism and narco-trafficking. Albright and Kharazzi arrived and left separately from the meeting of the so-called six plus two group, the first at the foreign minister level in two years, to discuss new fighting between the Islamist Taliban regime and its opponents based in northern Afghanistan.
“We were sitting on opposite sides of the table, so we didn't have a conversation, but I was very interested in the similarity of our views on the problems of Afghanistan,” Albright told reporters.
“I think it was a useful meeting,” She added. All in all, I think when there are problems to be solved like this together, this is encouraging.
She said that the group had discussed the bloodshed caused by the Taliban, Afghanistan's ruling militia, the deplorable human rights record and problems involved with terrorism and narco-trafficking. Albright and Kharazzi arrived and left separately from the meeting of the so-called six plus two group, the first at the foreign minister level in two years, to discuss new fighting between the Islamist Taliban regime and its opponents based in northern Afghanistan.
Bureau Report