Iraq to hold reconciliation conference: PM

BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq will this month hold a national reconciliation conference with all political parties to address the deep political and security crisis, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has said. "We will hold a conference for political parties and entities this month," he told reporters Tuesday.

"We will agree on a charter of honor to end the bloodshed of Iraqis and sectarian conflict." Delegations would also be sent to neighboring countries to organize a regional conference to combat terrorism, he added. Maliki said he hoped the later regional conference could be held in Iraq and that ...