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To: Elroy who wrote (278704)	3/6/2006 8:29:03 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572208

Elroy, check this out. Are you still so certain that we should be allowing Dubai access to our ports through ownership of operations? ...................... Tehran, Dubai to strengthen ties Relations sure to be raised in UAE port controversy Posted: March 6, 2006 6:44 p.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Senior officials of the Iranian government met with United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammad ben Rashid al-Maktoum today in Dubai with both sides pledging to strengthen relations in all areas. Iran is the center of the world's attention because of its efforts to develop and test nuclear weapons, while the UAE is the focus of a major controversy in the U.S. because of Dubai Ports World's efforts to control operations of U.S. ports. The official Iranian Islamic Republic News Agency reports Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Mostafavi and the UAE's Sheikh Mohammad pledged to strengthen ties between the two Persian Gulf nations. Mostafavi also invited Sheikh Mohammad for a state visit to Tehran. The meetings included a briefing on the Iranians positions on Iraq, Palestinian developments and the status of Iran-Russia talks on the nuclear controversy. A briefing was offered on the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran.