If we start with 'Similar meetings between Iraqi officials and Bin Ladin or his aides may have occurred in 1999 during a period of some reported strains with the Taliban.', does it make sense to conclude with 'Iraqi officials never met Bin Laden or his compatriots before 2007. '
Similar meetings between Iraqi officials and Bin Ladin or his aides may have occurred in 1999 during a period of some reported strains with the Taliban.###Iraqi officials never met Bin Laden or his compatriots before 2007. 