U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (C) pose with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (2nd R), Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (R), Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan (3rd L), Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa (2nd L) and France's Bernard Kouchner (L) during a photo session at the Iraqi conference in Istanbul November 3, 2007. Partially seen behind Erdogan is Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Moualem. Turkey stepped up pressure on the United States to help curb attacks by Kurdish rebels from northern Iraq as a conference on Saturday of Iraq's neighbours and major powers sought to lower cross-border tensions. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- An international conference on Iraq ended here on Saturday with participating parties pledging support to the Iraqi government and people's efforts to restore permanent peace, stability and prosperity as well as international cooperation against terrorism.

    The participants agreed in a 23-point communique ending the conference to contribute to the Iraqis' efforts to restore permanent peace, stability and prosperity in their country through invigoration of the existing national reconciliation dialogue, in combating terrorism, strengthening the rule of law and widening participation in the political process. 

Turkish President Abdullah Gul (L) talks with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after a group photo in Istanbul, Nov 3, 2007. The international conference on Iraq closed here on Saturday as a final declaration came out, which encouraged international cooperation to fight against terrorism. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    In addition to the pledges, the communique also endorses the creation of a Baghdad-based "support mechanism" that would be charged with regularly reviewing progress in implementing the decisions from the meeting and other such talks.

    The final statement also called for further talks on issues of security, energy and displaced persons.

    While including passages for Iraq's future, stability and peace, the document also deals with the terrorism issue pursuant to Turkey's expectations.