Visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday rejected the U.S. accusations that his country is supporting Shiite militias who fight U.S. troops in Iraq.
The U.S. practice of "accusing others without evidences will only bring it more problems in the region and it would not be able to solve the problems. They (the Americans) should accept the fact that the Iraqi people does not like the Americans," Ahamdinejad said in joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Washington accuses Iran of fomenting violence in Iraq by arming and training Shiite militias to fight the U.S. troops in Iraq. Iran denies the accusation.
On Saturday, U.S. President George W. Bush accused Iran of "exporting terror" to Iraq, calling on Iran to "quit sending sophisticated equipment that's killing out citizens."
Ahmadinejad also said that he and Maliki discussed a wide range of issues, like bilateral relations, energy, transportation, tourism, investment and security.
For his part, Maliki said that the outcome of the visit would be encouraging other neighboring countries to visit Iraq.
Ahmadinejad arrived here on Sunday for a landmark visit, the first for an Iranian president since Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979.
Source:Xinhua
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