1975 Accord Still Valid - Iran Daily

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stated today in the Iran Daily,

The Algiers Accord signed by Iran and Iraq in 1975 is internationally valid and cannot be challenged, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Wednesday. Mottaki was reacting to a recent statement by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. “The 1975 accord is an international treaty, registered with the United Nations and legally binding on the two sides,“

The above is completely tru, Further,

Mottaki expressed surprise about the shift in Talabani’s attitude, saying that the Iraqi president never expressed such a view during his several visits to Tehran.

So, why would President Talabani state the 1975 Algiers Accord was invalid?

One possible explanation.