U.S.-Iran Talks On Iraq To Await New Iraqi Government

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad (file photo) (AFP)

April 9, 2006 -- The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, said today that Washington will wait until Iraqis establish a new government before opening talks with Iran on the Iran's role in Iraq.

Khalilzad told Fox News television that the United States does not want to give the impression that it is meeting with Iran to decide about the formation of an Iraqi government.

In a separate interview with CNN, Khalilzad urged patience as Iraqi political groups continue to struggle to choose a government nearly four months after general elections.

(AFP)