torn Iraq. Tehran and Damascus further expressed readiness to support and assist the new Iraqi government return the country to normalcy in all fields. Condemning the upsurge of terrorist acts in Iraq, the two presidents urged the need to set up a timetable for the withdrawal of occupying forces from the country. They also stressed the need for implementation of UN resolutions mandating non-proliferation and a Middle East region free from weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), and called on the international community to monitor the nuclear activities of the Zionist regime and compel it to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). --MORE 12 54 Local Time 09 54 GMT
