John Pershing,Washington's deputy special envoy for climate change, says President Obama supports U.S.emission reductions comparable to the European Union and Japan, but wants legally binding commitments from other countries as well.

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Zalmay Khalilzad, Bush's special envoy to Iraq, chaired the meeting, and Ryan Crocker, the U.S. deputy assistant secretary for Near East affairs, moderated.

CNN: U.S., Iraqi leaders confer on nation's future