A delegation led by government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh will discuss reinstating the National Olympic Committee, which was dissolved by the Baghdad government in May, and led to the IOC suspending Iraq from the Olympics for political interference.

Iraq also has verbally committed to a compromise by holding free elections to its national committee under IOC observation. "Our expectation - and this has been mad is that they come to Lausanne to confirm this pledge in person," IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said late Monday.

The talks will come 24 hours before a Wednesday deadline to submit competitors' names for the athletics events and 10 days before the opening ceremony in Beijing. A breakthrough in Tuesday's talks would allow two Iraqi track and field athletes to compete in athletics events.