Iran warns of ‘negative consequences’ if Iraq continues its shelling of Kurdish villages; Italian Foreign Minister: Clinton has a “positive opinion” on the subject of participation of Iran at G8 Afghanistan talks in June
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  • Iraq summoned Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad and warned of ‘negative consequences’ if Iran continued its shelling of villages in northern Kurdistan region. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi stated that Tehran expected Baghdad to “pay special attention to movements of small groups which are officially known as terrorist groups even by Western governments.” Qashqavi added that Iran respected and supported Iraq’s territorial integrity1.

    Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told reporters after meeting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington that she had expressed “a positive opinion on the subject of the eventual participation of Iran” at the G8 talks on Afghanistan to take place in Trieste, Italy in June2.

    In domestic developments, the Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party announced its support for the candidature of Mohsen Rezaii in the forthcoming presidential elections. Another presidential contender Karroubi stated that President Ahmadinejad will face serious competition in his re-election bid. He also charged that reformist candidates were not being provided the necessary means to convey their viewpoints to the public. The campaigns for the presidential elections will start from May 22 and last for twenty days3.

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