BAGHDAD, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said after Saturday's security conference that three committees would be established to deal with security, refugee and energy issues and the next minister-level conference would be held in a neighboring country.

    The minister said in a news conference that the participants exchanged views and had three achievements. Firstly, three committees concerning security cooperation, refugees and displaced Iraqis, fuel and energy will be set up.

    Secondly, though the location and date of the next minister-level meeting has not yet decided, there are two offers from participants, one in Egypt and the other in Turkey. Iraq will negotiate and cooperate with relative countries to decide the venue and date of the follow-up conference, Zebari said.

    Finally, the exchanges between the U.S. and Iranian and Syrian delegations are constructive and positive, Zebari said, adding the meeting totally focused on Iraqi security issues.

    On Saturday, delegations from Iraq's Arab neighbors as well as Iran, Turkey, the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, along with the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, gathered in Baghdad for a regional security meeting, aiming to rally support behind the Iraqi government and find solutions to the relentless violence in Iraq.