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Tokyo, Japan: US special ambassador Richard Holbrooke said on Saturday that he had talked briefly with Iran's foreign minister at a Pakistan donors conference in Tokyo. US President Barack Obama has rolled back George W. Bush's policy of isolating Iran, and US officials have sought out Iranian representatives at recent international meetings. Asked if he had had dialogue with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki at Friday's gathering, Holbrooke replied: "No dialogue. I ran into the foreign minister as we were milling around and we said 'hello' and chatted for about a minute or two."