Iraqi government welcomes British plans
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The Iraqi government on Thursday welcomed the British decision to withdraw troops from Iraq, saying it is in line with plans for Iraqi forces to assume security for the country.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday, has expressed hope that all Iraqis will take part in next month&#39;s elections.
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Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in this image made from television.
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British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has welcomed the new Iraqi government but warned of &amp;quot;tough decisions&amp;quot; ahead.
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Britain today welcomed the announcement that nationwide elections would be held in Iraq on January 30, despite the continuing violence in many parts of the country.
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Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, assured Iraq's leaders on Monday of continued British support as he made a flying visit to Baghdad to "listen and learn" before he takes office later this month.
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Iraqis welcomed the news on Wednesday that Britain and Denmark are preparing to dramatically scale back their military forces in and around the unruly southern port city of Basra.
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LONDON - The British government is &quot;very sympathetic&quot; to a US request for British troops in southern Iraq to be moved closer to Baghdad to free up American forces for anti-insurgency operations, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair arrives in Iraq on a visit following approval of a new Iraqi government.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged his full support for Iraq's prime minister during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday and urged neighboring countries not to undermine Nuri al-Maliki's government.
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Britain's next prime minister met with Iraqi leaders on Monday in a surprise visit following promises to study his country's participation in the conflict.
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The Iraqi president welcomes Tony Blair's plans to cut UK troops in Iraq from 7,100 to 5,000 within months.
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Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Britain had offered to ensure the safety of Japanese troops in southern Iraq after the Dutch soldiers currently protecting the Japanese contingent pull out.
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BAGHDAD: An upbeat Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi pledged &quot;new plans&quot; on Tuesday to crush insurgents before promised January elections as he met British Foreign Minister Jack Straw on a surprise visit here.
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Top American officials in Iraq were setting out their vision for the U.S. troop presence to the British prime minister.
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Plans for security talks between Iraq and its neighbors may now also include the United States and Britain.
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The operation to hand over security in Basra to Iraqi forces has been completed and successful, Tony Blair says.