U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is headed to Germany, after a tour of the Middle East aimed at rallying support for the new U.S. plan for Iraq.
Rice is due to meet with Germany's foreign minister later Wednesday.
She left Kuwait City earlier after talks with the emirate's Foreign Minister Mohammad al-Sabah.
Al-Sabah said Kuwait's emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabbah, told Rice on Tuesday that the U.S. should open a dialogue with Syria and Iran in the interests of Iraqi and Gulf stability.
The U.S. administration has accused Syria and Iran of promoting violence in Iraq.
On Tuesday, Rice met with foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
After the meeting, Kuwait's foreign minister said the group considers the U.S. plan to send more troops to Iraq a way to prevent a civil war.
Rice and her Arab colleagues also issued a statement implicitly condemning Iranian interference in Iraq.
The United States accuses Iran of providing material support to Shi'ite militias, and of allowing terrorists to use Iranian territory to cross into and out of Iraq.
On her current trip to the Middle East, Secretary Rice has visited Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Rice is also scheduled to hold consultations in London before returning to Washington Friday. - VOA News
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