Foreign ministers of Iraq and its neighboring countries concluded here tonight a consultative closed-door session on the eve of Sharam Alsheikh International Conference on Iraq scheduled to start tomorrow. Prince Saud Alfaisal, the Saudi Foreign Minister, leads his country's delegation to the two meetings. Foreign ministers of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria and Turkey in addition to Egypt, the host country, Tunisia, which holds the current rotatory Arab summit presidency, and Bahrain, the former president of the Arab summit, also took part in tonight's meeting. Following the meeting, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu-Alghait told reporters that the ministers agreed that elections in Iraq should be held in the best possible circumstances and that the Iraqi people should receive the utmost assistance to secure their self-determination, and to restore security and stability of their country. No differences surfaced at the meeting, Abu-Alghait confirmed. In similar remarks, Jordan's Foreign Minister Hani Al-Mulgi said the ministers discussed all issues pertaining to the future of Iraq, confirming that a strong Arab will to support Iraq prevailed during the meeting.
