A senior U.S. official has said that Washington would likely have dialogue with Iran at international meetings on Iraq in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in early May, Kuwait's daily Arab Times reported Tuesday.

David Satterfield, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State and Coordinator for Iraq, was quoted as saying "the offer was made and remained on the table", while talking on whether the U.S. would engage in dialogue with Iran on the sidelines of the meetings in Sharm el-Sheikh.

"We (the U.S.) very much hope Iran and Syria adopt a constructive approach translated into action, not just words," added the U.S. official.

As for the Iranian nuclear file, Satterfield said the public in the region and around the world "should indeed be concerned about Iran's ambitions and policies."

The nature of Tehran's confrontation was not with the U.S., but with the international community in the form of the UN Security Council (UNSC), he stressed.

"As a member of the UNSC, the U.S. wishes to see a resolution of the nuclear issue in a manner which is achieved through discussion, negotiation and diplomacy," Satterfield said.

Satterfield has recently been on a Mideast regional tour, which includes Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and Iraq, to consult with the countries' leaders ahead of two international meetings on Iraq to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh on May 3-4.

The two meetings will be attended by Iraq's neighbors as well as Bahrain and Egypt, and the five UNSC permanent members and other members of the Group of Eight industrialized nations.

Source: Xinhua