Jordan's King Abdullah said on Monday he backed a greater role in Iraq for the international community, but said neighbors such as his own country or Turkey should not get involved because all had an agenda.

Speaking at a session of the World Economic Forum in Singapore en route to a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in Kuala Lumpur, he said he hoped that summit could move beyond rhetoric to take steps to solve the difficulties in Iraq and said he expected an end soon to the Iran crisis.

"No border country should play an active role because all have an agenda," he told reporters. "It is not in the interests of Iraq as its neighbors can't be honest."

Jordan will provide training for about 30,000 Iraq police but on its own soil and not in Iraq, he said. No troops from Jordan or other neighboring countries should become involved inside Iraq, he said.

Jordan's only contribution on the ground was a field hospital, he said.

However, he said he was optimistic that the recent violence in Iraq marked the last surge of a past regime rather than a new wave of instability.

"It's anybody's guess, but I think it's the last of it," he said, adding that the use of suicide bombers seemed to indicate that foreigners were taking part in attacks.

The attacks aimed against Iraqi security targets, such as police stations, were evidence that the aim was to prevent the rebirth of a new, stronger Iraq and the strikes were likely to diminish, he said.

A two-car suicide bombing aimed at a hotel used by U.S. officials on Baghdad's main street on Sunday killed six Iraqis and wounded dozens. Iraq's police chief said he suspected supporters of deposed president Saddam Hussein or members of al Qaeda were responsible.

Iraq's Provisional Governing Council, handpicked by the United States, reiterated its opposition to Turkey sending troops to help U.S.-led occupying forces stabilize its country.

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told reporters he discerned no desire by other Muslim countries to send troops, after meeting counterparts in the Organization of the Islamic Conference meeting in Malaysia's new administrative capital, Putrajaya.

King Abdullah voiced optimism about the crisis involving Iran and its nuclear program, saying he regarded Iran's leadership as among the smartest in the region at reading political maps and they were well aware that instability in Iraq would spill across the border.

In a tough resolution last month, the U.N. nuclear watchdog gave Iran until the end of October to answer doubts about its atomic ambitions, demanding rigorous inspections of suspect sites. Washington is urging strong U.N. measures against Tehran, which it suspects of secretly developing nuclear weapons.

"Dialogue is the name of the game," King Abdullah said, adding that he believed Iranian President Mohammad Khatami wanted a deal on the nuclear issue.

"I am more optimistic than pessimistic," he said.

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