Iraq’s President, Insurgent Groups Meet (AP)

Iraqis gather around a damaged vehicle following a roadside bomb explosion in Suwayrah, 50 kilometers (30 miles) south of Baghdad, Sunday, April 30, 2006. Three security contractors were killed in a roadside bomb attack and two others injured, Britain's Foreign Office said. (AP Photo/Abdul Razzaq Jabr)AP – President Jalal Talabani met recently with representatives of armed groups and is optimistic they may agree to lay down their weapons, his office said Sunday.