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Sat, 05/26/2012 - 07:00
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Iran's Jalili Meets With Ayatollah Sistani

Najaf-e-Ashraf, Iraq, May 26, IRNA – Secretary of Supreme National Security Council of Iran (SNSCI), Saeed Jalili, met and conferred with Iraqi Religious Leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, here on Friday. Jalili and the Grand Ayatollah discussed latest regional and international developments. The meeting took place after Jalili's visit to the holy sites of Najaf in Iraq, including the holy shrine of Hazrat Ali (AS), the first Imam of Shiites. Jalili and his accompanying delegation had on Thursday night visited holy shrines of Hazrat Hossein Ibn Ali (AS), the grandson of Holy Prophet of Islam, and of Hazrat Abolfazl (AS), his step-brother, in Karbala of Iraq. Jalili and his delegation visited the holy sites after two-day intensive talks with the G5+1, headed by the EU Foreign Policy Chief, Catherine Ashton, on Iran nuclear issue. EU foreign policy chief, who headed the delegations of the six world powers in negotiations with Tehran, announced in the joint press conference with Jalili that the two sides made progress and held positive talks in Baghdad on Wednesday and Thursday. Secretary of Supreme National Security Council of Iran also said on Thursday that the Tehran-G5+1 talks were held in a good atmosphere. The Baghdad meeting came after Iran and the six world powers resumed talks in Istanbul, Turkey, last month and agreed to meet again in the Iraqi capital on May 23. The two sides are due to continue their negotiations in the Russian capital, Moscow, on June 18 and 19./end

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