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Article: Call for Sunni Inclusion at Iraq Summit
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- May 4, 2007
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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt - Iraq's neighbors negotiated a declaration Friday that would pledge support for Iraq's embattled Shiite-led government in return for more inclusion of Sunni Arabs in the political process.
The declaration, to be issued on the final day of a major regional conference on Iraq, came amid little sign that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice would meet her Iranian counterpart.
The Iraqi government has pressed for talks between Rice and Manouchehr Mottaki, saying Washington's conflict with the government in Tehran is fueling instability in Iraq.
But U.S. officials have played down the chances for any substantive exchange, and some said they would wait for clearer ...