Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Iran and Argentina should consider having a third country handle judicial proceedings related to the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Interpol Secretary-General Ronald Noble said.

Noble met Argentine prosecutors in Lyon, France, to discuss the case on Nov. 2, Interpol said in a statement posted on its Web site last night. Iranian officials met Noble in Tehran in September. Interpol said it has offered to bring both sides together at its headquarters in Lyon to consider the plan.

Argentina accuses current and former Iranian officials, including Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi, of playing a role in the bombing of the Israeli-Argentine Mutual Association, known as AMIA, which killed 85 people and injured more than 150 in the worst terrorist attack on a Jewish target outside Israel since World War II. Iran denies the charges and accuses Argentina of “meddling” in its affairs.

“The victims and the families of this terrible terrorist attack deserve no less than Interpol’s best efforts to help Iran and Argentina move this case forward,” Noble said in the statement. The proposal is “part of Interpol’s continued efforts to facilitate a direct dialogue between Iran and Argentina regarding the AMIA terrorist attack.”

Iran and Argentina withdrew their ambassadors from each others respective capitals after the 1994 bombing.

To contact the reporter on this story: Bill Faries in Buenos Aires at wfaries@bloomberg.net.

Last Updated: November 4, 2009 07:45 EST