In this photo released by the Iraqi Government on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, Iraq's vice president Tariq al-Hashemi, left, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, right, hold a joint press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Iraq's vice president said Thursday he remains open to talks to break an impasse on holding parliament elections scheduled for next month, but that he stands by his demand that minority Sunnis have a greater voice in the voting.
(AP Photo/Iraqi Government)