Iraqi President, Jalal Talabani, said on Friday that his remarks regarding the credibility of the 1975 Algiers Accord have been 'distorted'.

“My statements have been distorted. I strongly believe in the validity of this accord,” he said in a meeting with Iran's ambassador to Iraq Hassan Kazemi Qomi in Sulaimaniyah, northern Iraq.
“Any misunderstanding between the two countries should be resolved through friendly negotiations. Baghdad can not one-sidedly declare an internationally recognized treaty 'obsolete',” he added.
“I do not want to nullify this accord. On the contrary I would like to establish stronger ties with the Islamic Republic,” Talabani explained.
Under the agreement signed in Algiers, the Thalweg line of the Arvand Rud River has been set as the river boundary of the two countries.
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam violated the agreement and waged a war against Iran in 1980.
The London-based Al-Hayat daily's report had quoted Talabani as saying that the Algiers Accord was not valid anymore.
The Iraqi presidential office in a statement announced Thursday that Talabani's short remarks on the Algiers Accord did not mean unilateral cancellation of the contract, IRNA reported.
(Source: Press TV)