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Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday that Iran-US talks on Iraq was aimed at settlement of Iraqi security crisis.

Mottaki, who is currently in New York to attend the ongoing high-level meeting of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) being held from June 30-July 3, made the remarks in a press conference.

"Tehran believes that Iran-US talks on Iraq was not taken seriously by Washington," he added.

As to the US allegations against Iran, he condemned the double-standard policy adopted by Washington in the region.

The US expansionist and extremist policies have damaged the Islamic Republic in the past few years, he said, criticizing the US approach towards Iraq and Afghanistan.

On US wrong policies in Afghanistan, Mottaki said, "The Afghan nationals believe that their situation has worsened compared to the previous years."
The foreign forces are in charge of combat against smuggle of narcotic drugs in Afghanistan while the current production of illicit drugs has increased by 30 times in that war-torn country, the Iranian foreign minister said asking who will be responsive to such issues.

He added that security and stability in Afghanistan would benefit the entire region, particularly Iran.