145;We will better coalition on security146;

8216;8216;There are no assurances, no guarantees actually that it will stop,8217;8217; he said, referring to a persistent insurgency that has dogged the US-led occupation. Zebari was speaking on a BBC Radio interview from Istanbul where NATO leaders met today to endorse an accord to help train Iraq8217;s new Army.

8216;8216;We have the confidence in ourselves and our abilities,8217;8217; he said. 8216;8216;These are our people, this is our culture, and we know better than our coalition friends how to manage the situation.8217;8217;

8216;8216;We will be in charge, we will be in control,8217;8217; he added. Zebari said the new Iraqi administration under Prime Minister Iyad Allawi would 8216;8216;do our best to carry out these elections in a reasonable, acceptable security conditions or atmosphere8217;8217;. 8212; PTI