Iraq demanded the establishment of a regional committee that would travel to Tehran and Washington Fuad Hossein, Iraq's foreign minister, reviewed in a telephone conversation with Seyed Abbas Argachi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the latest developments for the renewal of negotiations. While appreciating Argachi's detailed presentation of Iran's perspective, Hossein pointed to the results of the US midterm elections and their implications for current tensions in the region. Iraq's foreign minister warned against the possibility of renewed military conflicts and emphasized the need to take practical steps to reduce tensions. Fouad Hossein also presented his country's initiative to establish a committee consisting of foreign ministers of the countries of the region that will travel to Tehran and Washington in order to reach understandings through peaceful means.