Visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday rejected the US accusations that his country is supporting Shiite militias who fight US troops in Iraq.
The US practice of "accusing others without evidences will only bring it more problems in the region and it would not be able to solve the problems. They (the Americans) should accept the fact that the Iraqi people does not like the Americans," Ahamdinejad said in joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) speaks during a joint news conference with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at the latter's office in Baghdad March 2, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Washington accuses Iran of fomenting violence in Iraq by arming and training Shiite militias to fight the US troops in Iraq. Iran denies the accusation.
On Saturday, US President George W. Bush accused Iran of "exporting terror" to Iraq, calling on Iran to "quit sending sophisticated equipment that's killing out citizens".
Ahmadinejad also said that he and Maliki discussed a wide range of issues, like bilateral relations, energy, transportation, tourism, investment and security.
For his part, Maliki said that the outcome of the visit would be encouraging other neighboring countries to visit Iraq.
Ahmadinejad arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for a landmark visit, the first for an Iranian president since Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979.
(Xinhua News Agency March 3, 2008)
