Sunday, March 2, 2008

Strange Bedfellows

After meeting Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, right, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, visited with other Iraqi officials.
After meeting Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, right,
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left,
visited with other Iraqi officials.


BAGHDAD (AP) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday his landmark visit to Iraq opened a new chapter in "brotherly" relations between the two countries, which were once bitter enemies.

Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian president to visit Iraq. He went from Baghdad's airport straight to a meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who gave him a red-carpet welcome. The two kissed four times on the cheek in the traditional fashion and a band played the two countries' national anthems.

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