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| Iraq urges action on infiltrators | Iraq urges action on infiltrators |
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| Iraq has urged neighbouring countries to help secure its borders and prevent the infiltration of insurgents. | Iraq has urged neighbouring countries to help secure its borders and prevent the infiltration of insurgents. |
| Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari made the call at an international security conference in Baghdad that brings together Syria, Iran and the US. | Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari made the call at an international security conference in Baghdad that brings together Syria, Iran and the US. |
| Mr Zebari warned that violence could spread through the region if killers and terrorists were not stopped. | Mr Zebari warned that violence could spread through the region if killers and terrorists were not stopped. |
| The meeting comes a day before the US's top general in Iraq testifies on the impact of the latest troop increase. | The meeting comes a day before the US's top general in Iraq testifies on the impact of the latest troop increase. |
| Also on the agenda at the Baghdad conference are the large numbers of refugees and the country's energy problems. | Also on the agenda at the Baghdad conference are the large numbers of refugees and the country's energy problems. |
| The neighbouring countries' foreign ministers or their appointees are attending, along with envoys from the UN Security Council, the Arab League and G8, which includes the US. | The neighbouring countries' foreign ministers or their appointees are attending, along with envoys from the UN Security Council, the Arab League and G8, which includes the US. |
| Efforts should be exerted to tighten the noose on terrorism Hoshiyar ZebariIraq Foreign Minister class="" href="/1/hi/world/middle_east/6986170.stm">Carnage 'mastermind' killed | |
| The first such conference was in Baghdad in March this year. It provided Syria, Iran and the United States with the opportunity to meet informally and discuss Iraq. | The first such conference was in Baghdad in March this year. It provided Syria, Iran and the United States with the opportunity to meet informally and discuss Iraq. |
| That conference was followed up in May by a similar high level gathering at the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. | That conference was followed up in May by a similar high level gathering at the Egyptian seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. |
| One outcome of that was the International Compact for Iraq - a UN sponsored, five-year national plan to help to consolidate peace, governance and reconstruction in Iraq. | One outcome of that was the International Compact for Iraq - a UN sponsored, five-year national plan to help to consolidate peace, governance and reconstruction in Iraq. |
| No names | No names |
| "Despite our emphasis on national reconciliation at home we also need to be reconciled with our neighbourhood, with the international community at large," Mr Zebari said in his opening speech. | "Despite our emphasis on national reconciliation at home we also need to be reconciled with our neighbourhood, with the international community at large," Mr Zebari said in his opening speech. |
| "This is a critical period for us that we need your support, your commitment especially for our immediate neighbours. | "This is a critical period for us that we need your support, your commitment especially for our immediate neighbours. |
| Energy security is vital for Iraq"There should be an active and practical contribution to controlling borders and banning terrorist and criminal infiltrators from getting into Iraqi territory. | Energy security is vital for Iraq"There should be an active and practical contribution to controlling borders and banning terrorist and criminal infiltrators from getting into Iraqi territory. |
| "Efforts should be exerted to tighten the noose on terrorism," he said - as "the fire that terrorists and criminals are setting in the land of the two rivers [Iraq] will extend outside it." | "Efforts should be exerted to tighten the noose on terrorism," he said - as "the fire that terrorists and criminals are setting in the land of the two rivers [Iraq] will extend outside it." |
| Mr Zebari said Iraq would also ban the infiltration of militants into neighbouring countries. He did not identify any country by name. | Mr Zebari said Iraq would also ban the infiltration of militants into neighbouring countries. He did not identify any country by name. |
| However, in the past, the US has accused both Syria and Iran of failing to stop foreign fighters from crossing into Iraq or supplying them with weapons - claims they deny. | However, in the past, the US has accused both Syria and Iran of failing to stop foreign fighters from crossing into Iraq or supplying them with weapons - claims they deny. |