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Last update - 13:14 14/04/2008 Iran and U.S. said to have been holding secret talks for 5 years By Haaretz Staff Advertisement The discussions also related to the general ties between the two countries, said the report. A former U.S. diplomat involved in the discussions, Thomas Pickering, told The Independent that a team of experts had been meeting with Iranian academics and policy advisers, though said the talks had never been held on U.S. or Iranian soil. According to the report, the discussion team was established by the pro-UN Association of the U.S.A., and its work facilitated by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Pickering said that the nuclear issue was a "prominent" part of discussions, though added: "We discussed what's going on domestically in both countries" as well as a range of issues affecting the relations of the two enemy states. None of the delegates to the discussions sit at the government level, Pickering told The Independent, but were keeping higher officials "informed" of the talks. Pickering told the newspaper that the Bush administration "did not discourage us" from engaging in the discussions. Related articles: Israel, U.S. sign nuclear cooperation agreement Livni to tell Gulf leaders in Qatar: Iran the threat, not Israel Bookmark to del.icio.us   Security.com Shin Bet is reaching out to English and Arabic worlds with new web sites. Obama's blunder As Penn. primary approaches, Clinton has latched on to 'values' remarks by Obama.   1.   Peace with Iran is in Americas interest and the worlds interest 12:11  |  Natallie Durson 14/04/08   2.   Can we afford to avoid a preventive strike. 12:16  |  Jean Van Daem 14/04/08   3.   Kudos to Iran & USA. Iran is a peaceful nation, unlike Israel 14:49  |  *BEN JABO 14/04/08   4.   An Arab 15:15  |  Power-Sharing Accord 14/04/08   5.   Natalie gets it wrong again 15:44  |  Sam 14/04/08   6.   Are the US a paper tiger? 16:45  |  Jonathan S 14/04/08   7.   To Jean Van Daem -Part I 17:00  |  Persian Kitty 14/04/08   8.   To Jean Van Daem - Part II 17:06  |  Persian Kitty 14/04/08   9.   Peace with Iran is in Americas interest, but not Israels 17:34  |  raminPersianPride 14/04/08   10.   Jean Van Daem - NOT YOUR CHOICE 17:58  |  Mark of Lewiston 14/04/08   11.   Well, there goes another one of Mark Lincoln`s prophosies into... 18:03  |  Jacob Blues 14/04/08   12.   Israelis 18:28  |  Che 14/04/08   13.   #5, Sam 18:49  |  The Gentile 14/04/08   14.   Jacob Blues - Private Party Talks 19:16  |  Mark of Lewiston 14/04/08   15.   Secret talks, coffee and doughnuts. 19:17  |  Stephen. 14/04/08   16.   Peace between the U. S. and IRAN Soon I hope. 19:29  |  dan 14/04/08   17.   Talking with Iran 19:32  |  Brod 14/04/08   18.   Don`t count Israel out. 19:35  |  ManintheMiddle 14/04/08   19.   Peace with Iran 20:06  |  Felix 14/04/08   20.   #5 "Israel has never killed an Iranian" but 02:04  |  lydia 15/04/08

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